He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes. He did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
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He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes. He did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
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And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
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And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to 2 Kings 15:34 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 26:4-5 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God; and as long as he sought Yahweh, God made him prosper.
- 2 Kings 15:3-4 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
- 2 Chronicles 27:2 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into Yahweh’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain He showeth that his uprightness was not such, but…
He showeth that his uprightness was not such, but that he had many and great faults.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 15:34 And he did [that which was] right…
2Ki 15:34 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.
Ver. 34. And he did that which was right.] Both for matter, manner, motive, and end; a good prince he was.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Jotham imitated his father in all respects, excepting in…
Jotham imitated his father in all respects, excepting in his impious usurpation of the priestly functions (2Ki 15:5 note; 2Ch 27:2).
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Did he. Yet he did not imitate his presumption.…
Did he. Yet he did not imitate his presumption. God gave great success to his enterprises, 2 Paralipomenon xxvii. 2.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 32–38. Jotham king of Judah. Commencement of the plots…
32–38. Jotham king of Judah. Commencement of the plots of Israel against Judah (2Ch_27:1-9)
34. according to all that his father Uzziah had done] The Chronicler notes the great exception ‘Howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord’. As this sin of Uzziah had not been recorded by the compiler of Kings, it is natural that he should not allude to it in the notice of Jotham.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he did that which was right in the…
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. The author of Chronicles says the same, but adds, very pertinently, "Howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lordi.e. he did not repeat his father"s act of impiety. Josephus is still warmer in his praises. "This king," he says (l.s.c.), "was deficient in no manner of virtue; but was at once pious in things pertaining to God, and just in those pertaining to men. He was careful and watchful over the city; whatever needed reparation or adornment, he labored to supply strenuously, as the porticoes in the temple and the gates thereof; and where any part of the wall had gone to ruin, he raised it up again, and built towers of vast size and difficult to capture. And in all other matters pertaining to the kingdom, where there had been neglect, he applied great care and attention."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 what was right in the eyes of Yahweh
what was right in the eyes of Yahweh
The eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. AT: "what was right in Yahweh's judgment" or "what Yahweh considers to be right" (See: Metaphor)
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the high places were not taken away
This can be stated in active form. AT: "no one took away the high places" or "Jotham did not have anyone take the high places away" (See: Active or Passive)
were not taken away
Being taken away represents being destroyed. AT: "were not destroyed" (See: Metaphor)
Jotham built the upper gate
"Jotham built" represents Jotham making his workers build it. AT: "Jotham had his workers build the upper gate" (See: Metonymy)
are they not written ... Judah?
This question is used to either inform or remind the readers that the information about Jotham is in this other book. See how you translated this in 2 Kings 8:23. AT: "they are written in The Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah." (See: Rhetorical Question)
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Yahweh
high place
sacrifice
incense
gate
house of God
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 15:34-35 Although Jotham did what was pleasing in the…
15:34-35 Although Jotham did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, he allowed worship at pagan shrines to continue. • rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple: The prosperity of Uzziah’s reign continued during his son Jotham’s reign. Jotham built onto Jerusalem’s wall at the hill of Ophel and did construction at many Judean sites (2 Chr 27:3-4). He also conquered the rebellious Ammonites (2 Chr 27:5), whom Uzziah had forced into subservience (2 Chr 26:8).
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