2 Chronicles 27

1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.

Joatham was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa the daughter of Sadoc.

2 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into Yahweh’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.

And he did that which was right before the Lord, according to all that Ozias his father had done, only that he entered not into the temple of the Lord, and the people still transgressed.

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

He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

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

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.

5 He also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third.

Ho fought against the king of the children of Ammon, and overcame them, and the children of Ammon gave him at that time a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and as many measures of barley: so much did the children of Ammon give him in the second and third year.

6 So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.

And Joatham was strengthened, because he had his way directed before the Lord his God.

7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

Now the rest of the acts of Joatham, and all his wars, and his works, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Juda.

8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

9 Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

And Joatham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Achaz his son reigned in his stead.