రాజులు~ రెండవ~ గ్రంథము 15
1 ౧ ఇశ్రాయేలురాజు యరొబాము పరిపాలనలో 23 వ సంవత్సరంలో యూదారాజు అమజ్యా కొడుకు అజర్యా పరిపాలన ఆరంభించాడు.
ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായ യൊരോബെയാമിന്റെ ഇരുപത്തിയേഴാമാണ്ടിൽ യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ അമസ്യാവിന്റെ മകൻ അസര്യാവ് രാജാവായി.
2 ౨ అతడు 16 సంవత్సరాల వయస్సులో పరిపాలన ఆరంభించి యెరూషలేములో 52 సంవత్సరాలు రాజుగా ఉన్నాడు. అతని తల్లి యెరూషలేము నివాసి యెకొల్యా.
രാജാവാകുമ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹത്തിനു പതിനാറുവയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം ജെറുശലേമിൽ അൻപത്തിരണ്ടു വർഷം വാണു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ അമ്മയ്ക്ക് യെഖൊല്യാ എന്നു പേരായിരുന്നു; അവൾ ജെറുശലേംകാരിയായിരുന്നു.
തന്റെ പിതാവായ അമസ്യാവു ചെയ്തതുപോലെ അദ്ദേഹവും യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ നീതിയായതു പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു.
4 ౪ అయితే అతడు ఉన్నత స్థలాలను మాత్రం నాశనం చెయ్యలేదు. ఉన్నత స్థలాల్లో ప్రజలు ఇంకా బలులు అర్పిస్తూ ధూపం వేస్తూనే ఉన్నారు.
എന്നിരുന്നാലും ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ നീക്കംചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നില്ല; ജനങ്ങൾ അവിടെ ബലി അർപ്പിക്കുന്നതും ധൂപാർച്ചന നടത്തുന്നതും തുടർന്നുപോന്നു.
5 ౫ యెహోవా ఈ రాజును దెబ్బ కొట్టిన కారణంగా అతడు చనిపోయే వరకూ కుష్టురోగిగా ఉంటూ వేరుగా ఒక భవనంలో నివాసం ఉన్నాడు గనుక యువరాజు యోతాము పట్టణం మీద అధికారిగా దేశ ప్రజలకు న్యాయం తీర్చే వాడిగా ఉన్నాడు.
എന്നാൽ യഹോവ ഈ രാജാവിനെ മരണപര്യന്തം കുഷ്ഠരോഗത്താൽ പീഡിപ്പിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹം മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽനിന്നകന്ന് തനിയേ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഭവനത്തിൽ താമസിച്ചു. രാജകുമാരനായ യോഥാം കൊട്ടാരത്തിന്റെ ചുമതലയേറ്റു; അദ്ദേഹമായിരുന്നു ദേശത്തു ഭരണംനടത്തിയിരുന്നത്.
അസര്യാവിന്റെ ഭരണത്തിലെ മറ്റു സംഭവങ്ങൾ, അദ്ദേഹം ചെയ്ത പ്രവൃത്തികൾ, ഇവയെല്ലാം യെഹൂദാരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടില്ലേ?
7 ౭ అజర్యా చనిపోయినప్పుడు అతణ్ణి తన పూర్వీకులతోబాటు దావీదు పట్టణంలో తన పితరుల సమాధిలో పాతిపెట్టిన తరువాత అతని కొడుకు యోతాము అతని స్థానంలో రాజయ్యాడు.
അസര്യാവ് നിദ്രപ്രാപിച്ച് തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോട് ചേർന്നു; ദാവീദിന്റെ നഗരത്തിൽ പിതാക്കന്മാരുടെ കല്ലറകൾക്കരികെ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സംസ്കരിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മകനായ യോഥാം അദ്ദേഹത്തിനുശേഷം രാജാവായി.
8 ౮ యూదారాజు అజర్యా పరిపాలనలో 38 వ సంవత్సరంలో యరొబాము కొడుకు జెకర్యా షోమ్రోనులో ఇశ్రాయేలు వాళ్ళను ఆరు నెలలు పరిపాలించాడు.
യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ അസര്യാവിന്റെ മുപ്പത്തിയെട്ടാമാണ്ടിൽ ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായ യൊരോബെയാമിന്റെ മകനായ സെഖര്യാവ് ശമര്യയിൽ ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായി. അദ്ദേഹം ആറുമാസം വാണു.
9 ౯ ఇతడు ఇశ్రాయేలు వారు పాపం చెయ్యడానికి కారకుడైన నెబాతు కొడుకు యరొబాము చేసిన పాపాలు విడిచిపెట్టకుండా వాటినే అనుసరిస్తూ, తన పూర్వికులు చేసినట్టే తానూ యెహోవా దృష్టిలో చెడుతనం జరిగించాడు.
അദ്ദേഹം തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാർ ചെയ്തിരുന്നതുപോലെ യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ തിന്മ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു. നെബാത്തിന്റെ മകനായ യൊരോബെയാം ഇസ്രായേലിനെക്കൊണ്ടു ചെയ്യിച്ച പാപങ്ങളിൽനിന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം വിട്ടുമാറിയില്ല.
10 ౧౦ యాబేషు కొడుకు షల్లూము అతని మీద కుట్రచేసి, ప్రజలు చూస్తూ ఉండగా అతని మీద దాడి చేసి అతన్ని చంపి అతని స్థానంలో రాజయ్యాడు.
യാബേശിന്റെ മകനായ ശല്ലൂം സെഖര്യാവിന് എതിരായി ഗൂഢാലോചന നടത്തി. അയാൾ ജനങ്ങളുടെ മുൻപിൽവെച്ച് സെഖര്യാവിനെ ആക്രമിച്ച് ചതിവിൽ കൊലപ്പെടുത്തി. അതിനുശേഷം ശല്ലൂം അദ്ദേഹത്തിനു പിന്നാലെ രാജാവായി.
സെഖര്യാവിന്റെ ഭരണത്തിലെ മറ്റു സംഭവങ്ങൾ ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
12 ౧౨ నీ కొడుకులు నాలుగో తరం వరకూ ఇశ్రాయేలు సింహాసనం మీద కూర్చుంటారని యెహోవా యెహూతో చెప్పిన మాట ప్రకారం ఇది జరిగింది.
“നിന്റെ സന്തതികൾ നാലാംതലമുറവരെ ഇസ്രായേലിന്റെ രാജസിംഹാസനത്തിൽ വാഴും,” എന്ന് യഹോവ യേഹുവിനോട് അരുളിച്ചെയ്ത വാക്കുകൾ അങ്ങനെ നിറവേറി.
13 ౧౩ యూదారాజు ఉజ్జియా పరిపాలనలో 39 వ సంవత్సరంలో యాబేషు కొడుకు షల్లూము పరిపాలన ఆరంభించి, షోమ్రోనులో నెల రోజులు ఏలాడు.
യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ ഉസ്സീയാവിന്റെ മുപ്പത്തിയൊൻപതാമാണ്ടിൽ യാബേശിന്റെ മകനായ ശല്ലൂം ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായി. അദ്ദേഹം ശമര്യയിൽ ഒരുമാസം വാണു.
14 ౧౪ గాదీ కొడుకు మెనహేము తిర్సాలో నుంచి బయలుదేరి షోమ్రోనునకు వచ్చి షోమ్రోనులో ఉండే యాబేషు కొడుకు షల్లూము మీద దాడి చేసి అతన్ని చంపి అతని స్థానంలో రాజయ్యాడు.
പിന്നെ ഗാദിയുടെ മകനായ മെനഹേം തിർസയിൽനിന്നും ശമര്യയിലേക്കു വന്നു. അയാൾ യാബേശിന്റെ മകനായ ശല്ലൂമിനെ ആക്രമിച്ച് ചതിവിൽ കൊലപ്പെടുത്തി അയാൾക്കുശേഷം രാജാവായി.
15 ౧౫ షల్లూము చేసిన ఇతర పనుల గురించి, అతడు చేసిన కుట్ర గురించి, ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజుల చరిత్ర గ్రంథంలో రాసి ఉంది.
ശല്ലൂമിന്റെ ഭരണത്തിലെ മറ്റുസംഭവങ്ങളും അദ്ദേഹം നടത്തിയ ഗൂഢാലോചനയും ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
16 ౧౬ మెనహేము వచ్చినప్పుడు తిప్సహు పట్టణం వారు తమ తలుపులు తెరవలేదు గనుక అతడు వాళ్ళందర్నీ హతం చేసి, తిర్సానూ దాని చుట్టూ ఉన్న గ్రామాలన్నిటినీ దోచుకుని అక్కడ ఉన్న గర్భవతుల గర్భాలు కత్తితో చీరివేశాడు.
അക്കാലത്ത് മെനഹേം തിർസയിൽനിന്നു പുറപ്പെട്ട് തിപ്സഹിനെയും ആ നഗരത്തിലുള്ള സകലരെയും അതിന്റെ പ്രാന്തപ്രദേശങ്ങളെയും ആക്രമിച്ചു. ആ നഗരവാസികൾ അദ്ദേഹത്തിനുവേണ്ടി നഗരകവാടം തുറന്നു കൊടുക്കാതിരുന്നതിനാൽ അദ്ദേഹം തിപ്സഹുനഗരത്തെ കൊള്ളചെയ്തു നശിപ്പിക്കുകയും അതിലെ ഗർഭിണികളെ കീറിക്കളയുകയും ചെയ്തു.
17 ౧౭ యూదారాజు అజర్యా పరిపాలనలో 39 వ సంవత్సరంలో గాదీ కొడుకు మెనహేము ఇశ్రాయేలు వాళ్ళను ఏలడం ఆరంభించి షోమ్రోనులో 10 సంవత్సరాలు ఏలాడు.
യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ അസര്യാവിന്റെ മുപ്പത്തിയൊൻപതാമാണ്ടിൽ ഗാദിയുടെ മകനായ മെനഹേം ഇസ്രായേലിനു രാജാവായി; അദ്ദേഹം ശമര്യയിൽ പത്തുവർഷം വാണു.
18 ౧౮ ఇతడు కూడా తన కాలమంతా ఇశ్రాయేలు వారు పాపం చెయ్యడానికి కారకుడైన నెబాతు కొడుకు యరొబాము చేసిన పాపాలను విడిచిపెట్టకుండా వాటినే అనుసరిస్తూ యెహోవా దృష్టిలో చెడుతనం జరిగించాడు.
അദ്ദേഹം യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ തിന്മയായതു പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു. നെബാത്തിന്റെ മകനായ യൊരോബെയാം ഇസ്രായേലിനെക്കൊണ്ട് ചെയ്യിച്ച പാപങ്ങളിൽനിന്ന് അയാൾ തന്റെ ഭരണകാലത്ത് ഒരിക്കലും വിട്ടകന്നില്ല.
19 ౧౯ అష్షూరు రాజు పూలు ఇశ్రాయేలు దేశం మీదికి దండెత్తి వచ్చినప్పుడు, మెనహేము, తన రాజ్యం నిలిచి ఉండేలా పూలుతో సంధి చేసుకోవాలని పూలుకు 2,000 మణుగుల వెండి ఇచ్చాడు.
അശ്ശൂർരാജാവായ പൂൽ ദേശത്തെ ആക്രമിച്ചു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സഹായം നേടുന്നതിനും തന്റെ രാജാധികാരം ഉറപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനുമായി മെനഹേം അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് ആയിരംതാലന്തു വെള്ളി സമ്മാനമായിക്കൊടുത്തു.
20 ౨౦ మెనహేము, ఇశ్రాయేలులో ధనవంతులైన గొప్పవాళ్ళల్లో ప్రతి మనిషి దగ్గర 50 తులాల వెండి వసూలు చేసి ఈ ధనాన్ని అష్షూరు రాజుకు ఇచ్చాడు గనుక అష్షూరురాజు దేశాన్ని విడిచి వెళ్లిపోయాడు.
ഈ വെള്ളി മെനഹേം ഇസ്രായേലിൽനിന്നു നിർബന്ധപൂർവം പിരിച്ചെടുത്തു. ഓരോ സമ്പന്നവ്യക്തിയും അശ്ശൂർരാജാവിനു കൊടുക്കുന്നതിന് അൻപതുശേക്കേൽ വെള്ളിവീതം കൊടുക്കണമായിരുന്നു. അങ്ങനെ അശ്ശൂർരാജാവ് ദേശത്തെ ആക്രമിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അധികനാൾ തങ്ങാതെ പിൻവാങ്ങി.
21 ౨౧ మెనహేము చేసిన ఇతర పనుల గురించి, అతడు చేసిన దానంతటి గురించి ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజుల చరిత్ర గ్రంథంలో రాసి ఉంది.
മെനഹേമിന്റെ ഭരണത്തിലെ മറ്റു സംഭവങ്ങൾ, അദ്ദേഹം ചെയ്ത പ്രവൃത്തികൾ ഇവയെക്കുറിച്ചെല്ലാം ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടില്ലേ?
മെനഹേം നിദ്രപ്രാപിച്ച് തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോട് ചേർന്നു; അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മകനായ പെക്കഹ്യാവ് അടുത്ത രാജാവായി സ്ഥാനമേറ്റു.
23 ౨౩ యూదారాజు అజర్యా పరిపాలనలో 50 వ సంవత్సరంలో మెనహేము కొడుకు పెకహ్యా షోమ్రోనులో ఇశ్రాయేలు వాళ్ళను ఏలడం ఆరంభించి రెండు సంవత్సరాలు ఏలాడు.
യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ അസര്യാവിന്റെ അൻപതാമാണ്ടിൽ മെനഹേമിന്റെ മകനായ പെക്കഹ്യാവ് ശമര്യയിൽ ഇസ്രായേലിനു രാജാവായി; അദ്ദേഹം രണ്ടുവർഷം വാണു.
24 ౨౪ ఇతడు కూడా తన కాలమంతా ఇశ్రాయేలు వారు పాపం చెయ్యడానికి కారకుడైన నెబాతు కొడుకు యరొబాము చేసిన పాపాలను విడిచి పెట్టకుండా వాటినే అనుసరిస్తూ యెహోవా దృష్టిలో చెడుతనం జరిగించాడు.
പെക്കഹ്യാവ് യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ തിന്മ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു. നെബാത്തിന്റെ മകനായ യൊരോബെയാം ഇസ്രായേലിനെക്കൊണ്ടു ചെയ്യിച്ച പാപങ്ങളിൽനിന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം വിട്ടുമാറിയില്ല.
25 ౨౫ ఇతని కింద ఉన్న అధిపతీ రెమల్యా కొడుకూ అయిన పెకహు కుట్ర చేసి, తన దగ్గరున్న 50 మంది గిలాదు వారితోనూ, అర్గోబుతోనూ, అరీహేనుతోనూ చేతులు కలిపి షోమ్రోనులో ఉన్న రాజ నగరులోని అంతఃపురంలో పెకహ్యాను చంపి, అతని స్థానంలో రాజయ్యాడు.
അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പ്രധാനഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥന്മാരിൽ ഒരുവനും രെമല്യാവിന്റെ മകനുമായ പേക്കഹ് അദ്ദേഹത്തിനെതിരേ ഗൂഢാലോചന നടത്തി. അദ്ദേഹം അൻപതു ഗിലെയാദ്യരെ തന്നോടൊപ്പംചേർത്തു ശമര്യയിലെ രാജകൊട്ടാരത്തിന്റെ ഉൾമുറിയിൽവെച്ച് പേക്കഹ്യാവിനെയും അദ്ദേഹത്തോടൊപ്പം അർഗോബിനെയും അർയയെയും ചതിച്ചു കൊലപ്പെടുത്തി.
26 ౨౬ పెకహ్యా చేసిన ఇతర పనుల గురించి, అతడు చేసిన దానంతటి గురించి ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజుల చరిత్ర గ్రంథంలో రాసి ఉంది.
പെക്കഹ്യാവിന്റെ ഭരണത്തിലെ മറ്റുസംഭവങ്ങളും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ സകലപ്രവൃത്തികളും ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
27 ౨౭ యూదా రాజు అజర్యా పరిపాలనలో 52 వ సంవత్సరంలో రెమల్యా కొడుకు పెకహు షోమ్రోనులో ఇశ్రాయేలును ఏలడం ఆరంభించి 20 సంవత్సరాలు ఏలాడు.
യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ അസര്യാവിന്റെ അൻപത്തിരണ്ടാമാണ്ടിൽ രെമല്യാവിന്റെ മകനായ പേക്കഹ് ശമര്യയിൽ ഇസ്രായേലിനു രാജാവായി. അദ്ദേഹം ഇരുപതുവർഷം വാണു.
28 ౨౮ ఇతడు కూడా తన కాలమంతా ఇశ్రాయేలు వారు పాపం చెయ్యడానికి కారకుడైన నెబాతు కొడుకు యరొబాము చేసిన పాపాలను విడిచి పెట్టకుండా వాటినే అనుసరిస్తూ యెహోవా దృష్టిలో చెడుతనం జరిగించాడు.
അദ്ദേഹം യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ തിന്മ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു. നെബാത്തിന്റെ മകനായ യൊരോബെയാം ഇസ്രായേലിനെക്കൊണ്ടു ചെയ്യിച്ച പാപങ്ങളിൽനിന്ന് അദ്ദേഹം പിന്തിരിഞ്ഞില്ല.
29 ౨౯ ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజు పెకహు రోజుల్లో అష్షూరు రాజు తిగ్లతు పిలేసెరు వచ్చి ఈయోను పట్టణాన్ని, ఆబేల్బేత్మయకా పట్టణాన్ని, యానోయహు పట్టణాన్ని, కెదెషు పట్టణాన్ని, హాసోరు పట్టణాన్ని, గిలాదు ప్రాంతాన్ని, గలిలయ ప్రాంతాన్ని, నఫ్తాలీ ప్రాంతమంతా చెరపట్టుకుని అక్కడ ఉన్నవాళ్ళను అష్షూరు దేశానికి బందీలుగా తీసుకు పోయాడు.
ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവായ പേക്കഹിന്റെകാലത്ത് അശ്ശൂർരാജാവായ തിഗ്ലത്ത്-പിലേസർ വന്ന് ഈയോനും ആബേൽ-ബേത്ത്-മാക്കായും യാനോഹും കേദേശും ഹാസോരും ഗിലെയാദും ഗലീലായും നഫ്താലിദേശം മുഴുവനും കൈവശപ്പെടുത്തി. അദ്ദേഹം അവിടങ്ങളിലെ നിവാസികളെ അശ്ശൂരിലേക്കു കടത്തിക്കൊണ്ടുപോയി.
30 ౩౦ అప్పుడు ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజు, రెమల్యా కొడుకు అయిన పెకహు మీద ఏలా కొడుకు హోషేయ కుట్ర చేసి, అతనిపై దాడి చేసి చంపి అతని స్థానంలో తాను రాజయ్యాడు. ఇది యూదా రాజు ఉజ్జియా కొడుకు యోతాము పరిపాలనలో 20 వ సంవత్సరంలో జరిగింది.
പിന്നെ ഏലാവിന്റെ മകനായ ഹോശേയ, രെമല്യാവിന്റെ മകനായ പേക്കഹിനെതിരേ ഗൂഢാലോചന നടത്തി. അദ്ദേഹം പേക്കഹിനെ ആക്രമിച്ച് ചതിവിൽ കൊലപ്പെടുത്തി. അങ്ങനെ ഉസ്സീയാവിന്റെ മകനായ യോഥാമിന്റെ ഇരുപതാമാണ്ടിൽ ഹോശേയ പേക്കഹിന്റെ അനന്തരാവകാശി എന്നനിലയിൽ രാജാവായി.
31 ౩౧ పెకహు చేసిన ఇతర పనుల గురించి, అతడు చేసిన దానంతటి గురించి ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజుల చరిత్ర గ్రంథంలో రాసి ఉంది.
പേക്കഹിന്റെ ഭരണത്തിലെ മറ്റു സംഭവങ്ങൾ, അയാൾ ചെയ്ത പ്രവൃത്തികൾ, ഇവയെല്ലാം ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടില്ലേ?
32 ౩౨ ఇశ్రాయేలు రాజు, రెమల్యా కొడుకు అయిన పెకహు పరిపాలనలో రెండో సంవత్సరంలో యూదా రాజు ఉజ్జియా కొడుకు యోతాము పరిపాలన ఆరంభించాడు.
ഇസ്രായേൽരാജാവും രെമല്യാവിന്റെ മകനുമായ പേക്കഹിന്റെ രണ്ടാമാണ്ടിൽ യെഹൂദാരാജാവായ ഉസ്സീയാവിന്റെ മകനായ യോഥാം ഭരണം തുടങ്ങി.
33 ౩౩ అతడు 25 సంవత్సరాల వయస్సులో యెరూషలేములో రాజై 16 సంవత్సరాలు ఏలాడు. అతని తల్లి సాదోకు కూతురు యెరూషా.
രാജാവാകുമ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന് ഇരുപത്തിയഞ്ചു വയസ്സായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം പതിനാറുവർഷം ജെറുശലേമിൽ വാണു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ അമ്മ സാദോക്കിന്റെ മകളായ യെരൂശാ ആയിരുന്നു.
തന്റെ പിതാവായ ഉസ്സീയാവു ചെയ്തിരുന്നതുപോലെ അദ്ദേഹവും യഹോവയുടെ ദൃഷ്ടിയിൽ നീതിയായുള്ളതു പ്രവർത്തിച്ചു.
35 ౩౫ అయినా ఉన్నత స్థలాలను కూల్చివేయలేదు. ప్రజలు ఉన్నత స్థలాల్లో ఇంకా బలులు అర్పిస్తూ ధూపం వేస్తూనే ఉన్నారు. ఇతడు యెహోవా మందిరానికి ఉన్న ఎత్తయిన ద్వారాన్ని కట్టించాడు.
എന്നിരുന്നാലും ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങൾ നീക്കംചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടിരുന്നില്ല; ജനങ്ങൾ അവിടെ ബലി അർപ്പിക്കുന്നതും ധൂപാർച്ചന നടത്തുന്നതും തുടർന്നുപോന്നു. യഹോവയുടെ ആലയത്തിലേക്കുള്ള മുകളിലത്തെ കവാടം യോഥാം പുതുക്കിപ്പണിതു.
36 ౩౬ యోతాము చేసిన ఇతర పనుల గురించి, అతడు చేసిన దానంతటి గురించి యూదా రాజుల చరిత్ర గ్రంథంలో రాసి ఉంది.
യോഥാമിന്റെ ഭരണത്തിലെ മറ്റുസംഭവങ്ങളും അദ്ദേഹം ചെയ്ത പ്രവൃത്തികളുമെല്ലാം യെഹൂദാരാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ചരിത്രഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളിൽ രേഖപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടില്ലേ?
37 ౩౭ ఆ కాలంలో యెహోవా సిరియా రాజు రెజీనునూ, రెమల్యా కొడుకు పెకహునూ యూదా దేశం మీదికి పంపించడం ఆరంభించాడు.
(ആ കാലത്ത് അരാംരാജാവായ രെസീനെയും രെമല്യാവിന്റെ മകനായ പേക്കഹിനെയും യഹോവ യെഹൂദയ്ക്കെതിരേ അയച്ചുതുടങ്ങി.)
38 ౩౮ యోతాము తన పూర్వీకులతోబాటు చనిపోగా, అతని పూర్వీకుడు దావీదు పట్టణంలో అతని పితరుల సమాధిలో పాతిపెట్టారు. అతని కొడుకు ఆహాజు అతని స్థానంలో రాజయ్యాడు.
യോഥാം നിദ്രപ്രാപിച്ച് തന്റെ പിതാക്കന്മാരോട് ചേർന്നു. തന്റെ പിതാവായ ദാവീദിന്റെ നഗരത്തിൽ അദ്ദേഹവും അവരോടുകൂടി അടക്കപ്പെട്ടു. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ മകനായ ആഹാസ് തുടർന്നു രാജാവായി.
