God’s Word Translation
2 Kings 15:34
34He did what the Lord considered right, as his father Azariah 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
32In the second year that King Pekah, son of Remaliah, ruled Israel, Jotham, son of Azariah, began to rule as king of Judah. 33He was 25 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerusha, daughter of Zadok. He did what the Lord considered right, as his father Azariah had done. 35But the illegal places of worship were not torn down. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at these worship sites. Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple. 36Isn’t everything else about Jotham—everything he did—written in the official records of the kings of Judah?
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וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֛ה עֻזִיָּ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יו עָשָֽׂה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Kings 15:34
- 2 Kings 15:3He did what the Lord considered right, as his father Amaziah had done.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4He did what the Lord considered right, as his father Amaziah had done.
- 2 Chronicles 27:2He did what the Lord considered right, as his father Uzziah had done. But unlike his father, he didn’t ⌞illegally⌟ enter the Lord’s temple. Nevertheless, the people continued their corrupt ways.
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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