2 Chronicles 27

1 Joatham was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa the daughter of Sadoc.

twenty-five years old, was Jotham when he began to reign, and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem, —and, the name of his mother, was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.

2 And he did that which was right before the Lord, according to all that Ozias his father had done, only that he entered not into the temple of the Lord, and the people still transgressed.

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Uzziah his father had done, only he entered not into the temple of Yahweh, —though still were the people acting corruptly.

3 He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

He, built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, -and, on the wall of Ophel, built he extensively.

4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.

Cities also, built he, in the hill country of Judah, —and, in the thick woods, built he fortresses and towers.

5 Ho fought against the king of the children of Ammon, and overcame them, and the children of Ammon gave him at that time a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and as many measures of barley: so much did the children of Ammon give him in the second and third year.

He, also made war against the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevailed against them, and the sons of Ammon gave him, during that year, a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and, of barley, ten thousand, —this, did the sons of Ammon render him, both in the second year, and the third.

6 And Joatham was strengthened, because he had his way directed before the Lord his God.

So Jotham strengthened himself, —for he fixed his ways before Yahweh his God.

7 Now the rest of the acts of Joatham, and all his wars, and his works, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Juda.

But, the rest of the story of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo! there they are written in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

Twenty-five years old, was he when he began to reign, —and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem.

9 And Joatham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Achaz his son reigned in his stead.

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him, in the city of David, —and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.