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2 Kings 15:34
34Jotham did things that the Lord said were good, as his father Uzziah had done.
2 Kings 15:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
- New International Version (NIV)He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Uzziah had done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
Context of 2 Kings 15:34
32Uzziah's son Jotham became the king of Judah when Remaliah's son Pekah had been king of Israel for two years. 33Jotham was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled Judah as king in Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother's name was Jerusha. She was Zadok's daughter. Jotham did things that the Lord said were good, as his father Uzziah had done. 35But he did not remove the altars on the hills. The people continued to offer sacrifices and to burn incense on those altars. Jotham built the Higher Gate of the Lord's temple. 36The other things that happened while Jotham was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Judah's kings’. It tells about the things that Jotham did.
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וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֛ה עֻזִיָּ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יו עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Kings 15:34
- 2 Kings 15:3Azariah did things that the Lord said were good, as his father Amaziah had done.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4Uzziah did things that the Lord said were good, as his father Amaziah had done.
- 2 Chronicles 27:2Jotham did things that the Lord said were good, as his father Uzziah had done. But he did not try to go into the Lord's temple and offer incense, as his father had done. But the people continued to do bad things.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 15:34
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Jotham imitated his father in all respects, excepting in his impious usurpation of the priestly functions (2 Kings 15:5 note; 2 Chronicles 27:2).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-38Verses 32-38 Jotham showed great respect to the temple. If magistrates cannot do all they would, for the suppressing of vice and profaneness, let them do the more to support and advance piety and virtue.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-35Jotham did what pleased the Lord, but he let people continue worshiping at pagan shrines. rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD: The prosperity from Uzziah’s reign continued under Jotham. Jotham expanded Jerusalem’s wall at the hill of Ophel and worked on many sites in Judea (2 Chronicles 27:3–4). He also defeated the rebellious Ammonites (2 Chronicles 27:5), whom Uzziah had previously subdued (2 Chronicles 26:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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