2 Chronicles 27:6 BSB

2 Chronicles 27:6

So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.

BSB

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ASV

So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Jehovah his God.

KJV

So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.

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Commentary

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Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3063: “Jotham's Peculiar Honor” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1907)

THIS is a very singular expression which is used here concerning Jotham who is one of the kings of Judah who are commended as having done that which was right in the sight of the Lord. All of them had their faults, yet they were the best monarchs that sat upon the throne of Judah—and concerning Jotham it is mentioned as his peculiar honor that he "became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God."

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק	vai.yit.cha.Zek	and he strengthened himself	H2388 →
יוֹתָ֑ם	yo.Tam	Jotham	H3147 →
כִּ֚י	ki	for	H3588 →
הֵכִ֣ין	he.Khin	he had directed	H3559 →
דְּרָכָ֔יו	de.ra.Khav	ways his	H1870 →
לִפְנֵ֖י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֥ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהָֽיו׃	'e.lo.Hav	God his	H430 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Chronicles 26:5
He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 15:2
  So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him,…
- 2 Chronicles 24:2
  And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
- 1 Chronicles 22:13
  Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
- Genesis 41:38
  So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
- Daniel 5:16
  But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in…
Through
2 Chronicles 19:3
However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 12:12
  Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
- 1 Kings 14:13
  All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of…
- Ezra 7:10
  For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

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