1 WYC Joathan was of fyue and twenti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede sixtene yeer in Jerusalem; the name of his modir was Jerusa, the douyter of Sadoch. 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 WYC He dide that, that was riytful bifor the Lord, bi alle thingis whiche Ozie, his fadir, hadde do; outakun that he entride not in to the temple of the Lord, and the puple trespasside yit. 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 WYC He bildide the hiy yate of the hous of the Lord, and he bildide manye thingis in the wal of Ophel; 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 WYC also he bildide citees in the hillis of Juda, and he bildide castels and touris in forestis. BSB BSB: He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
5 WYC He fauyt ayens the kyng of the sones of Amon, and ouercam hym; and the sones of Amon yauen to hym in that tyme an hundrid talentis of siluer, and ten thousynde choris of barli, and so many of wheete; the sones of Amon yauen these thingis to hym in the secounde and in the thridde yeer. 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 WYC And Joathan was maad strong, for he hadde dressid hise weies bifor `his Lord God. BSB BSB: So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
7 WYC Forsothe the residue of wordis of Joathan, and alle hise batels, and werkis, ben writun in the book of kyngis of Israel and of Juda. 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 WYC He was of fyue and twenti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede sixtene yeer in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
9 WYC And Joathan slepte with hise fadris, and thei birieden hym in the citee of Dauid; and Achaz, his sone, regnede for him. 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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