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Contemporary English Version
2 Chronicles 27:6
Jotham remained faithful to the Lord his God and became a very powerful king.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So Jotham strengthened his position because he did not waver in obeying the Lord his God.
So Jotham strengthened his position because he did not waver in obeying the Lord his God.
Hebrew Names Version
So Yotam became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
So Yotam became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
King James Version
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.
English Standard Version
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God.
New Century Version
Jotham became powerful, because he always obeyed the Lord his God.
Jotham became powerful, because he always obeyed the Lord his God.
New English Translation
Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the Lord his God.
Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the Lord his God.
Amplified Bible
So Jotham grew powerful, because he directed his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham grew powerful, because he directed his ways before the LORD his God.
New American Standard Bible
So Jotham became powerful because he directed his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham became powerful because he directed his ways before the LORD his God.
World English Bible
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Iotham became mightie because hee directed his way before the Lord his God.
So Iotham became mightie because hee directed his way before the Lord his God.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Jotham became strong because he established his ways before Yahweh his God.
So Jotham became strong because he established his ways before Yahweh his God.
Berean Standard Bible
So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
Complete Jewish Bible
Thus Yotam became strong, because he prepared his ways [of doing things] before Adonai his God.
Thus Yotam became strong, because he prepared his ways [of doing things] before Adonai his God.
Darby Translation
And Jotham became strong, for he prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.
And Jotham became strong, for he prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jotham became powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God.
Jotham became powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God.
George Lamsa Translation
So Jotham became mighty because he established his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham became mighty because he established his ways before the LORD his God.
Good News Translation
Jotham grew powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God.
Jotham grew powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God.
Lexham English Bible
And Jotham strengthened himself, for he established his ways before Yahweh his God.
And Jotham strengthened himself, for he established his ways before Yahweh his God.
Literal Translation
And Jotham made himself strong, for he had prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.
And Jotham made himself strong, for he had prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus became Iotham mightye, for he gyded his wayes before the LORDE his God.
Thus became Iotham mightye, for he gyded his wayes before the LORDE his God.
American Standard Version
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Jehovah his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Jehovah his God.
Bible in Basic English
So Jotham became strong, because in all his ways he made the Lord his guide.
So Jotham became strong, because in all his ways he made the Lord his guide.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So Iotham became mightie, because he directed his way before the Lorde his God.
So Iotham became mightie, because he directed his way before the Lorde his God.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
King James Version (1611)
So Iotham became mightie, because he prepared his wayes before the Lord his God.
So Iotham became mightie, because he prepared his wayes before the Lord his God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Joatham grew strong, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.
Joatham grew strong, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.
English Revised Version
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Joathan was maad strong, for he hadde dressid hise weies bifor `his Lord God.
And Joathan was maad strong, for he hadde dressid hise weies bifor `his Lord God.
Update Bible Version
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
New King James Version
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
New Living Translation
King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the Lord his God.
King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the Lord his God.
New Life Bible
So Jotham became powerful, because he let the Lord his God lead him in all his ways.
So Jotham became powerful, because he let the Lord his God lead him in all his ways.
New Revised Standard
So Jotham became strong because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God.
So Jotham became strong because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Jotham strengthened himself, - for he fixed his ways before Yahweh his God.
So Jotham strengthened himself, - for he fixed his ways before Yahweh his God.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joatham was strengthened, because he had his way directed before the Lord his God.
And Joatham was strengthened, because he had his way directed before the Lord his God.
Revised Standard Version
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jotham doth strengthen himself, for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.
And Jotham doth strengthen himself, for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Jotham became mighty because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
So Jotham became mighty because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
Contextual Overview
1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for sixteen years. Jerushah his mother was the daughter of Zadok. 2 Jotham obeyed the Lord and did right. He followed the example of his father Uzziah, except he never burned incense in the temple as his father had done. But the people of Judah kept sinning against the Lord . 3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple and did a lot of work to repair the wall near Mount Ophel. 4 He built towns in the mountains of Judah and built fortresses and defense towers in the forests. 5 During his rule he attacked and defeated the Ammonites. Then every year for the next three years, he forced them to pay four tons of silver, sixty thousand bushels of wheat, and sixty thousand bushels of barley. 6 Jotham remained faithful to the Lord his God and became a very powerful king. 7 Everything else Jotham did while he was king, including the wars he fought, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 After he had ruled Judah sixteen years, he died at the age of forty-one. 9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became king.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jotham: 2 Chronicles 26:5
prepared: or, established, 2 Chronicles 19:3
Cross-References
Genesis 25:28
Esau would take the meat of wild animals to his father Isaac, and so Isaac loved him more, but Jacob was his mother's favorite son.
Esau would take the meat of wild animals to his father Isaac, and so Isaac loved him more, but Jacob was his mother's favorite son.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So Jotham became mighty,.... Having built towers and castles, and fortified cities, and conquered his enemies:
because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God; ordered, directed, and guided them according to the word and will of God, and walked as in the sight of God, having the fear of him continually before him.
