< 2 Chronicles 27 >

1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.
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 He did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Uzziah had done: however he did not enter into Jehovah's temple. The people still did corruptly.
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 Upper Gate of the house of Jehovah, and he carried out considerable work on the wall of Ophel.
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 hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
Cities also, built he, in the hill country of Judah, —and, in the thick woods, built he fortresses and towers.
5 He fought also with the king of the people of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The people of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The people of Ammon gave that much to him in the second year also, and in the third.
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 So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Jehovah his God.
So Jotham strengthened himself, —for he fixed his ways before Yahweh his God.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, look, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
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 reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
Twenty-five years old, was he when he began to reign, —and, sixteen years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
9 Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him, in the city of David, —and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

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