And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
Jotham did right before the Lord, yet the high places remained. When magistrates cannot pull down the altars of sin, they must the more zealously build up God's house; he beautified the temple gate and showed great respect to it. He died at forty-one, and none of the kings of Judah reached David's seventy years; a great blessing, cut short.
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Commenting on 2 Kings 15:32-38
The Lord began sending Rezin and Pekah against Judah in Jotham's closing years, though Syria had thrown off Assyrian tribute and allied with Israel to strengthen themselves. The Syrians recovered independence when Assyria weakened through rebellion; they meant to conquer Judah and fortify against the Euphrates. But the Lord decreed otherwise.
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Commenting on 2 Kings 15:37-38