2 Chronicles 27:6

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Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the LORD his God.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 26:5 : 5 He followed God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed the LORD, God caused him to succeed.
  • 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow God.”

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  • 2 Chr 27:7-9
    3 verses
    80%

    7The rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, including all his military campaigns and his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah.

    8He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

    9Jotham passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz replaced him as king.

  • 2 Chr 27:5
    77%

    5He 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.

  • 2 Chr 27:1-3
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    74%

    1Jotham’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.

    2He 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.

    3He 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 Kgs 15:34-36
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    73%

    34He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Uzziah had done.

    35But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places. He built the Upper Gate to the LORD’s temple.

    36The rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 17:3-6
    4 verses
    71%

    3The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals,

    4but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites.

    5The LORD made his kingdom secure; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected.

    6He was committed to following the LORD; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

  • 2 Chr 26:4-5
    2 verses
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    4He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.

    5He followed God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed the LORD, God caused him to succeed.

  • 2 Chr 17:1
    68%

    1Jehoshaphat Becomes King His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.

  • 2 Chr 17:12-13
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    68%

    12Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

    13He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 19:3
    68%

    3Nevertheless you have done some good things; you removed the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow God.”

  • 2 Kgs 18:5-7
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    68%

    5He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; in this regard there was none like him among the kings of Judah either before or after.

    6He was loyal to the LORD and did not abandon him. He obeyed the commandments which the LORD had given to Moses.

    7The LORD was with him; he succeeded in all his endeavors. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to submit to him.

  • 2 Chr 31:20-21
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    68%

    20This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the LORD his God considered good and right and faithful.

    21He wholeheartedly and successfully reinstituted service in God’s temple and obedience to the law, in order to follow his God.

  • 2 Chr 20:32-33
    2 verses
    68%

    32He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the LORD approved.

    33However, the high places were not eliminated; the people were still not devoted to the God of their ancestors.

  • 2 Kgs 15:32
    68%

    32Jotham’s Reign over Judah In the second year of the reign of Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah, Uzziah’s son Jotham became king over Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 22:2
    68%

    2He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

  • 2 Chr 34:2
    68%

    2He did what the LORD approved and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; he did not deviate to the right or the left.

  • Judg 11:32
    68%

    32Jephthah approached the Ammonites to fight with them, and the LORD handed them over to him.

  • 2 Chr 13:18
    68%

    18That day the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD God of their ancestors.

  • 2 Kgs 14:3
    67%

    3He did what the LORD approved, but not like David his father. He followed the example of his father Joash.

  • 2 Kgs 15:3-5
    3 verses
    67%

    3He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.

    4But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

    5The LORD afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.

  • 2 Kgs 15:38
    67%

    38Jotham passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Ahaz replaced him as king.

  • 2 Chr 14:6-7
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    67%

    6He built fortified cities throughout Judah, for the land was at rest and there was no war during those years; the LORD gave him peace.

    7He said to the people of Judah:“Let’s build these cities and fortify them with walls, towers, and barred gates. The land remains ours because we have followed the LORD our God; we have followed him, and he has made us secure on all sides.” So they built the cities and prospered.

  • 2 Chr 17:10
    67%

    10The LORD put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.

  • 2 Kgs 13:12
    67%

    12The rest of the events of Joash’s reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 3:12
    67%

    12Amaziah his son,Azariah his son,Jotham his son,

  • Judg 9:7
    66%

    7Jotham’s Parable When Jotham heard the news, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below,“Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

  • 2 Kgs 12:2
    66%

    2Jehoash did what the LORD approved all his days when Jehoiada the priest taught him.

  • 2 Chr 20:20
    66%

    20Early the next morning they marched out to the wilderness of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said:“Listen to me, you people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the LORD your God and you will be safe! Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win.”

  • Prov 3:6
    66%

    6Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

  • 2 Chr 24:2
    66%

    2Joash did what the LORD approved throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest.

  • 1 Kgs 2:3
    66%

    3Do the job the LORD your God has assigned you by following his instructions and obeying his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish,

  • 2 Chr 25:8
    66%

    8Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will defeat you before the enemy. God is capable of helping or defeating.”