2 Chronicles 27

1 Jotham was 25 years old when he became the king of Judah. He ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerushah, the daughter of [the priest] 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 Jotham did many things that pleased Yahweh like his father Uzziah did. He obeyed Yahweh and did things that are right. He did many things that his father Uzziah had done, but he did not burn incense in the temple, like his father had done. However, the people of Judah continued to sin against Yahweh.

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 Jotham’s [workers] rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple, and they did a lot of work to repair the wall near Ophel [Hill].

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

4 They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense 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 During the time that Jotham was the king of Judah, his army attacked and defeated the army of the Ammon people-group. Then, every year during the next three years, he required the Anmon people-group to pay to him four tons of silver, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley.

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 Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.

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

7 A record of everything else that Jotham did during the time that he was the king, including the wars that his army fought, is written in the scroll called ‘[the History 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 After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.

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

9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].

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