2 Chronicles 27 — Jotham’s ordered ways — Hebrew and Greek compared
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Chapter 27 — Jotham’s ordered ways
Jotham’s conduct and building works
Verse 27:1 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 27:1] Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 27:1] Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerousa daughter of Sadok.
Classification & Notes
Same
Text: The accession age, reign length, and maternal lineage agree.
Verse 27:2 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 27:2] He did what was right in YHWH's eyes, according to everything his father Uzziah had done, except that he did not enter YHWH's temple. But the people still acted corruptly.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 27:2] He did what was right before the Lord, according to everything his father Uzziah had done, except that he did not enter the Lord's sanctuary. But the people were still becoming corrupt.
Classification & Notes
Similar
Text: Both distinguish him from his father's sanctuary intrusion; Hebrew describes the people's corrupt action, Greek their corruption in a middle or passive form.
Verse 27:3 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 27:3] He built the Upper Gate of YHWH's house and did much building on the wall of the Ophel.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 27:3] He built the Upper Gate of the Lord's house and did much building on the wall of Ophla.
Classification & Notes
Same
Text: Both identify the same gate and the Ophel wall works.
Verse 27:4 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 27:4] He built cities in Judah's hill country, and in the wooded areas he built fortresses and towers.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 27:4] He built cities in Judah's hill country and in the wooded areas, and also dwellings and towers.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew explicitly builds fortresses and towers in the woods; Greek lists wooded areas with the cities and uses dwellings for fortresses.
Tribute and the final record
Verse 27:5 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 27:5] He fought the king of the sons of Ammon and prevailed over them. That year the sons of Ammon gave him one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The sons of Ammon brought him the same in the second and third years.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 27:5] He fought the king of the sons of Ammon and prevailed over him. The sons of Ammon gave him yearly one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The king of Ammon brought him these each year, in the first, second, and third years.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Greek explicitly numbers the first year and makes Ammon's king the final tribute bearer; Hebrew names the sons of Ammon. Both give identical quantities, with kors understood for the barley by ellipsis.
Verse 27:6 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 27:6] Jotham grew strong because he ordered his ways before YHWH his God.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 27:6] Jotham grew strong because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.
Classification & Notes
Same
Text: Both ground his strength in the ordering of his conduct before God.
Verse 27:7 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 27:7] The rest of Jotham's acts, all his wars, and his ways are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 27:7] The rest of Jotham's acts, his war, and his deeds are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew has all his wars and ways; Greek has his war and deeds. The two kingdoms occur in reverse order in the record's title.
Verse 27:8 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 27:8] He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[No corresponding unit in the selected Greek main text.]
Classification & Notes
Divergent
Text: Hebrew repeats the accession age and reign length already given in verse one. The displayed Greek passes directly from verse seven to verse nine.
Verse 27:9 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 27:9] Jotham lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in David's city. His son Ahaz reigned in his place.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 27:9] Jotham fell asleep with his fathers and was buried in David's city. His son Ahaz reigned in his place.
Classification & Notes
Same
Text: Both narrate the death, burial, and succession, with active versus passive burial wording.