2 Chronicles 27

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

Jotham was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in for Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother's name was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.

2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Uzziah his father had done, only he entered not into the temple of Yahweh, —though still were the people acting corruptly.

He did what was right in the Lord's sight as his father Uzziah had done, and he did not enter the Lord's Temple as his father had. But the people still acted corruptly.

3 He, built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, -and, on the wall of Ophel, built he extensively.

Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Lord's Temple, and did extensive building work on the wall at Ophel.

4 Cities also, built he, in the hill country of Judah, —and, in the thick woods, built he fortresses and towers.

He built towns in the hill country of Judah, and fortresses and towers in the mountains and forests.

5 He, also made war against the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevailed against them, and the sons of Ammon gave him, during that year, a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and, of barley, ten thousand, —this, did the sons of Ammon render him, both in the second year, and the third.

Jotham fought with the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. The Ammonites gave him every year for three years one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand of barley.

6 So Jotham strengthened himself, —for he fixed his ways before Yahweh his God.

Jotham grew powerful because he made sure what he did followed the ways of the Lord his God.

7 But, the rest of the story of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo! there they are written in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

The rest of what Jotham did, his wars and other events, were written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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

He was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years.

9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him, in the city of David, —and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

Jotham died and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz took over as king.