2 Chronicles 27 · Verse 3

2 Chronicles 27:3

He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
2 Chronicles 27:3, King James Version

2 Chronicles 27:3 in other translations

BSBJotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
WEBHe built the upper gate of the LORD’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.
ASVHe built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
YLTHe hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;
DARBYIt was he who built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
BBEHe put up the higher doorway of the house of the Lord, and did much building on the wall of the Ophel.
WebsterHe built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

What does 2 Chronicles 27:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. He built the high gate of the house of the Lord--situated on the north--that portion of the temple hill which was high compared with the southern part--hence "the higher," or upper gate (see on 2Ki 15:35). He built, that is, repaired or embellished. and on the wall of Ophel--Hebrew, "the Ophel," that is, the mound, or eminence on the southeastern slope of the temple mount, a ridge lying between the valleys Kedron and Tyropoeon, called "the lower city" [Josephus]. He built much--having the same desire as his father to secure the defense of Jerusalem in every direction.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 On the wall of Ophel - The wall, says the Targum, of the interior palace. Ophel was some part of the wall of Jerusalem, that was most pregnable, and therefore Jotham fortified it in a particular manner.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 27:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ה֗וּאHu'heH1931
בָּנָ֛הba.Nahhe builtH1129
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הָעֶלְי֑וֹןha.'el.Yon<the> upperH5945
וּבְחוֹמַ֥תu.ve.cho.Matand on [the] wall ofH2346
הָעֹ֛פֶלha.'O.fel<the> OphelH6077
בָּנָ֖הba.Nahhe builtH1129
לָרֹֽב\׃la.Roto abundanceH7230

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 27:3

  • 2 Chronicles 33:14

    Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.

  • Nehemiah 3:26-27

    Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.

  • 2 Chronicles 23:20

    And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the Lord: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.

  • Jeremiah 20:2

    Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
high gate.
23:20; Jer 20:2
Ophel. or, the tower."The wall," says the Targum, "of the interior palace." {Ophel} appears to have been a tower, or fort, on the city wall, in which we read "the Nehthinim dwelt."
33:14; Ne 3:26,27

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 27:2

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 27:3

    He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

  • 2 Chronicles 27:4

    Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

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2 Chronicles 27:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Edificó él la puerta mayor de la casa de Jehová, y en el muro de la fortaleza edificó mucho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ce fut lui qui bâtit la porte supérieure de la maison de l’ Éternel; et il fit beaucoup de constructions sur la muraille d’Ophel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er baute das obere Tor des Hauses Jehovas; auch an der Mauer des Ophel baute er viel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ipse ædificavit portam domus Domini excelsam, et in muro Ophel multa construxit.