2 Chronicles 27:9

“And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.”

"And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead." - 2 Chronicles 27:9
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What does 2 Chronicles 27:9 mean?

The verse 2 Chronicles 27:9 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead." This verse comes at the conclusion of the account of the reign of Jotham, who was the…

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The Legacy We Leave Behind

As we reflect upon the life of King Jotham, it is valuable to observe not just his reign, but the significant moment when he "slept with his fathers" and the connotations that phrase carries. 2 Chronicles 27:9 reads, "And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the…

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A Prayer for Generational Legacy: Reflecting on 2 Chronicles 27:9

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I bow my heart in reverence and gratitude for Your enduring presence in my life. I echo the solemn words of 2 Chronicles 27:9, which states, "And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his…

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2 Chronicles 11:9 - "And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,"
2 Chronicles 27:4 - "Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers."
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 27:6 - "So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God."
2 Chronicles 27:8 - "He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 31:9 - "Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps."
1 Chronicles 27:2 - "Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand."
2 Chronicles 27:7 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah."
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 9:30 - "And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years."
2 Chronicles 9:22 - "And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom."
2 Chronicles 18:27 - "And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people."
2 Chronicles 9:2 - "And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not."
2 Chronicles 9:28 - "And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands."
2 Chronicles 2:9 - "Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great."
2 Chronicles 9:17 - "Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold."
"And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah," - 2 Chronicles 11:9
2 Chronicles 30:27 - "¶ Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven."
2 Chronicles 3:9 - "And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold."