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, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah 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 that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into the LORD’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.

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 LORD’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.

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 fortresses 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 also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third.

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

So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD 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.

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, 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, and reigned 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 fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.