Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
He put up the higher doorway of the house of the Lord, and did much building on the wall of the Ophel.
New American Standard Bible
He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and he built extensively the wall of
King James Version
He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Holman Bible
Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel.
International Standard Version
Jotham constructed the Upper Gate of the LORD's Temple and did extensive work on the wall of Ophel.
A Conservative Version
He built the upper gate of the house of LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
American Standard Version
He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Amplified
He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and did extensive building on the wall of Ophel.
Darby Translation
It was he who built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Julia Smith Translation
He built the gate of the house of Jehovah the highest, and upon the wall of Ophel he built for multitude.
King James 2000
He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and {he did much restoration} on the wall of Ophel.
Modern King James verseion
He built the Upper Gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He built the high gate of the temple of the LORD, and on the wall Ophel he built much.
NET Bible
He built the Upper Gate to the Lord's temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as Ophel.
New Heart English Bible
He built the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he carried out considerable work on the wall of Ophel.
The Emphasized Bible
He, built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh,-and, on the wall of Ophel, built he extensively.
Webster
He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
World English Bible
He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Youngs Literal Translation
He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;
Interlinear
Banah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 27:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Reign Of Jotham
2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Uzziah had done; but he did not go into the Temple of the Lord. And the people still went on in their evil ways. 3 He put up the higher doorway of the house of the Lord, and did much building on the wall of the Ophel. 4 In addition, he made towns in the hill-country of Judah, and strong buildings and towers in the woodlands.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:14
After this he made an outer wall for the town of David, on the west side of Gihon in the valley, as far as the way into the town by the fish doorway; and he put a very high wall round the Ophel; and he put captains of the army in all the walled towns of Judah.
Nehemiah 3:26-27
(Now the Nethinim were living in the Ophel, as far as the place facing the water doorway to the east, and the tower which comes out.)
2 Chronicles 23:20
Then he took the captains of hundreds and the chiefs and the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and they came down with the king from the house of the Lord through the higher doorway into the king's house, and put the king on the seat of the kingdom.
Jeremiah 20:2
And Pashhur gave blows to Jeremiah and had his feet chained in a framework of wood in the higher doorway of Benjamin, which was in the house of the Lord.