He built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel.
Parallel translations
- WEB He built the upper gate of Yahweh’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.
- KJV He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
- BSB Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
- NASB He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and he built the wall of Ophel extensively.
- NLT Jotham rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the Lord. He also did extensive rebuilding on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
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Quick answer
Jotham strengthens Jerusalem by building the upper gate of the temple and extending the wall of Ophel. His building projects signal a stable, blessed reign.
Overview
The Chronicler records Jotham's construction at the temple's upper gate and the Ophel wall as visible evidence of God's blessing on his faithfulness. In Chronicles, building activity frequently marks the prosperity that accompanies obedience. Such works of restoration and protection anticipate the greater building of God's people as a living temple in Christ.
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Cross-references · 4
- 2 Chr 33:14Now after this, he built an outer wall to David’s city, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate. He encircled Ophel with it, and raised it up to a very great height; and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.
- Neh 3:26–27(Now the temple servants lived in Ophel, to the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)
- Jer 20:2Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in Yahweh’s house.
- 2 Chr 23:20He took the captains of hundreds, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought the king down from Yahweh’s house. They came through the upper gate to the king’s house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.
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