2 Chronicles 27:2

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The verse records Jotham’s accession details and immediate royal conduct, positioned between his age/reign statistics and his building projects. It assesses his actions against his father Uzziah while noting a specific restriction on Jotham and the people’s ongoing corruption.

The words — וַיַּעַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה (va.ya.as ha.ya.shar be.'ei.nei Yah.weh) literally means "and he did the right in [the] eyes of Yahweh." עֻזִּיָּהוּ ('u.zi.Ya.hu) explicitly names Uzziah as the standard for this evaluation.

The thread — The identical evaluative formula appears in 2 Kings 15:34 regarding Jotham and in 2 Chronicles 26:4 regarding Uzziah, linking their reigns textually. The restriction on Jotham directly follows the account of Uzziah’s temple violation and subsequent judgment in 2 Chronicles 26:16.

Why it lands — The text states Jotham’s righteousness and his specific boundary before declaring the people’s corruption, separating royal conduct from national condition. It requires the reader to acknowledge a leader’s obedience and limitations without conflating them with the people’s spiritual failure.

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The Hebrew words

וַיַּ֨עַשׂva/i.Ya.'asand/ he did הַיָּשָׁ֜רhai./ya.Sharthe/ right בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe./'ei.Neiin/ [the] eyes of יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh כְּכֹ֤לke./Kholaccording to/ all אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-that עָשָׂה֙'a.Sahhe had done עֻזִּיָּ֣הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huUzziah אָבִ֔יו'a.Vi/vfather/ his רַ֕קrakonly לֹא־lo'-not בָ֖אva'he went אֶל־'el-into הֵיכַ֣לhei.Khal[the] temple of יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh וְע֥וֹדve./'odand/ yet הָעָ֖םha./'Amthe/ people מַשְׁחִיתִֽים׃mash.chi.Tim[were] behaving corruptly

King James Version

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the people did yet corruptly.

Cross-references

2 Kings 15:34 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
2 Chronicles 26:4 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.
2 Chronicles 26:16 But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
Psalms 119:120 My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
Acts 5:13 Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.

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