2 Chronicles 27

1 Jotham was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in for Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother's name was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah; she was the daughter of Zadok.

2 He did what was right in the Lord's sight as his father Uzziah had done, and he did not enter the Lord's Temple as his father had. But the people still acted corruptly.

He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of his father, Uzziah, in everything. He also refrained from going into the temple of Yahweh. But the people were still behaving in evil ways.

3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Lord's Temple, and did extensive building work on the wall at Ophel.

He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the hill of Ophel he built much.

4 He built towns in the hill country of Judah, and fortresses and towers in the mountains and forests.

Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

5 Jotham fought with the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. The Ammonites gave him every year for three years one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand of barley.

He fought also with the king of the people of Ammon and defeated them. In that same year, the people of Ammon gave him one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, ten thousand measures of barley. The people of Ammon gave him the same in the second and third years.

6 Jotham grew powerful because he made sure what he did followed the ways of the Lord his God.

So Jotham became powerful because he walked firmly before Yahweh his God.

7 The rest of what Jotham did, his wars and other events, were written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

As for the other matters concerning Jotham, all his wars, and his ways, see, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

8 He was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years.

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

9 Jotham died and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz took over as king.

Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. Ahaz, his son, became king in his place.