2 Chronicles 27:3He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, ~735 BC. Construction sounds echo as workers strengthen the temple's upper entrance and fortify the vulnerable Ophel hill...
The emotion here: pride in documenting practical leadership and legacy building
The original word
banah (בָּנָה) — to build, but implies establishing something permanent for future generations
Why it matters
Ophel was Jerusalem's weak southeastern slope - Jotham fortified the city's most vulnerable point
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 27:3
He built 'much' on Ophel - this wasn't decoration but serious military defense
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about construction projects, but Jotham was strategically strengthening Jerusalem's weakest defensive point - it was military wisdom.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 27:3
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 27:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 27:3 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is celebratory. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include building, temple worship, construction. Notable phrases: upper gate; house of Yahweh; built much.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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