2 Chronicles 27 27 2 Chronicles The kings of Judah American King James Version Jotham Reigns in Judah (2 Kings 15:32–38)
1 AKJV Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. BSB BSB: Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
2 AKJV And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: however, he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.
3 AKJV He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. BSB BSB: Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
4 AKJV Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. BSB BSB: He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
5 AKJV He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay to him, both the second year, and the third. BSB BSB: Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
6 AKJV So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. BSB BSB: So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
7 AKJV Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, see, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with all his wars and his ways, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
8 AKJV He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
9 AKJV And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. BSB BSB: And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
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