So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
Jotham grew strong and powerful because he ordered his conduct and directed his ways in faithfulness before the Lord his God. His might was the direct result of this deliberate ordering of his life under divine oversight. His reign produced beneficial outcomes and prospered through this course. Yet these good results came even though he failed to use his opportunities to effect thorough reform and left the high places unremoved.
Jotham grew strong and powerful because he ordered his conduct and directed his ways in faithfulness before the Lord his God. His might was the direct result of this deliberate ordering of his life under divine oversight. His reign produced beneficial outcomes and prospered through this course. Yet these good results came even though he failed to use his opportunities to effect thorough reform and left the high places unremoved.