NET Bible
"He built the Upper Gate to the LORD’s temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as Ophel."
— 2 Chronicles 27:3, NET Bible
“He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.”
“He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. ”
“He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.”
“He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.”
“He put up the higher doorway of the house of the Lord, and did much building on the wall of the Ophel.”
“He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.”
Jotham’s Reign Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Uzziah had done.(He did not, however, have the audacity to enter the temple.) Yet the people were still sinning.
He built the Upper Gate to the LORD’s temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as Ophel.
He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
He launched a military campaign against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. That year the Ammonites paid him 100 talents of silver, 10,000 cors of wheat, and 10,000 cors of barley. The Ammonites also paid this same amount of annual tribute the next two years.
Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the LORD his God.