2 Chronicles 27:3

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“Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.”

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BSBPD

“Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 27:3 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 23:20He also took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:14After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
  3. Nehemiah 3:26and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the tower that juts out.
  4. Jeremiah 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
  5. Jeremiah 26:10When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate.

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