“He built the upper gate of Yahweh’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.”
2 Chronicles 27:3 (WEB)
Context Reading
1Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. 2He 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. 3He built the upper gate of Yahweh’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel. 4Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers. 5He also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talentsof silver, ten thousand corsof wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley.The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third.