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.

Jotham [is] a son of twenty-five years in his reigning, and he has reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jerushah 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 does that which is right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that his father Uzziah did; only, he has not come into the temple of YHWH; and again the people are doing corruptly.

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

He has built the Upper Gate of the house of YHWH, and in the wall of Ophel he has built abundantly;

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

and he has built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and he has built palaces and towers in the forests.

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 has fought with the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevails over them, and the sons of Ammon give to him in that year one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley; the sons of Ammon have returned this to him both in the second year and in the third.

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

And Jotham strengthens himself, for he has prepared his ways before his God YHWH.

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 matters of Jotham, and all his battles, and his ways, behold, they are written on the scroll 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.

He was a son of twenty-five years in his reigning, and he has reigned sixteen years 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 lies with his fathers, and they bury him in the City of David, and his son Ahaz reigns in his stead.