And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

And he did that which was right before the Lord: according to all that his father Ozias had done, so did he.

And he did what was pleasing before the Lord. In accord with all that his father, Uzziah, had done, so he did.

Jotham imitated his father in all respects, excepting in his impious usurpation of the priestly functions (2-Kings 15:5 note; 2-Chronicles 27:2).

And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD: he did according (l) to all that his father Uzziah had done.
(l) He shows that his uprightness was not such, but that he had many great faults.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord,.... Jarchi, in 2-Chronicles 27:2, observes, from a writer of theirs, that in all the kings of Judah before him, even in the best, some sins were found; but in Jotham there was nothing scandalous and reproachful; and it is a high character Josephus (i) gives of him, that there was no virtue wanting in him; he was pious towards God, just towards men, and careful of the public good; but the inspired historian chiefly respects matters of religious worship; he did not give into idolatry:
he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done; that is, according to what was well done by him; he did not imitate him in going into the temple to burn incense, which is particularly excepted. 2-Chronicles 27:2.
(i) Antiqu. l. 9. c. 11. sect. 2.