2 Chronicles 27

2 Chronicles 27:2

27:2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the \ temple of the LORD. And the people did yet \ corruptly.

(a) That is, to offer incense against the word of God, which is spoken of in the commendation of Jotham. (b) They were not completely purged from idolatry.

2 Chronicles 27:3

27:3 He built the high \ gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

(c) Which was 60 cubits high and was for the height called Ophel: it was at the east gate and mention is made of it in 2 Chronicles 3:4.

2 Chronicles 27:6

27:6 So Jotham became mighty, \ because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.

(d) He shows that all prosperity comes from God, who never fails when we put our trust in him.