2 Chronicles 27

1 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.

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

2 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.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Ozias did: but he went not into the temple of the Lord. And still the people corrupted themselves.

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

He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and he built much in the wall of Opel.

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

In the mountain of Juda, and in the woods, [he built] both dwelling-places and towers.

5 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.

He fought against the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against him: and the children of Ammon gave him even annually a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. These the king of the children of Ammon brought to him annually in the first and second and third years.

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

Joatham grew strong, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.

7 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.

And the rest of the acts of Joatham, and his war, and his deeds, behold, [they are] written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.

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

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

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