2 Chronicles 27

1 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.

Twenty and five years old was Jotham when he became king, and sixteen years did he reign in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Yerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

2 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.

And he did what is right in the eyes of the Lord, in accordance with all that his father 'Uzziyahu had done: only he entered not into the temple of the Lord. But the people acted still corruptly.

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

He it was that built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of the hill-fort he built much.

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

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

5 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.

And he likewise fought with the king of the sons of 'Ammon, and prevailed against them. And the children of 'Ammon gave him in that same year one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of 'Ammon pay unto him again, both in the second year, and in the third.

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

So Jotham became strong; because he directed his ways before the Lord his God.

7 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.

And the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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

Five and twenty years old was he when he became king, and sixteen years did he reign in Jerusalem.

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

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Achaz his son became king in his stead.