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.

[was] a son of Twenty and five year[s] Jotham when became king he and six-teen year[s] he reigned in Jerusalem and [the] name of mother his [was] Jerusha [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 the right in [the] eyes of Yahweh according to all that he had done Uzziah father his only not he went into [the] temple of Yahweh and yet the people [were] behaving corruptly.

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

He he built [the] gate of [the] house of Yahweh upper and on [the] wall of Ophel he built to abundance.

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

And cities he built in [the] hill country of Judah and in the wooded areas he built fortresses 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 he waged war with [the] king of [the] people of Ammon and he prevailed over them and they gave to him [the] people of Ammon in the year that one hundred talent[s] of silver and ten thousand cors wheat and barley ten thousand this they brought to him [the] people of (Ammon. *LBH(a)*) And in the year second and third.

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

And he strengthened himself Jotham for he had directed ways his before Yahweh God his.

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 wars his and ways his there 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.

A son of twenty and five year[s] he was when became king he and six-teen year[s] he reigned 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 he lay down Jotham with ancestors his and people buried him in [the] city of David and he became king Ahaz son his in place of him.