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 a temple of the LORD. And the people
did yet b corruptly.
(a) That is, to offer incense against the word of God,
which is spoken of in the commendation of Jotham.
(b) They were not completely purged from idolatry.
27:3 He built the high c gate of the house of the LORD, and on
the wall of Ophel he built much.
(c) Which was 60 cubits high and was for the height called
Ophel: it was at the east gate and mention is made of
it in (2Ch 3:4).
27:6 So Jotham became mighty, d because he prepared his ways
before the LORD his God.
(d) He shows that all prosperity comes from God, who never
fails when we put our trust in him.
