2 Chronicles 27
New American Standard Bible
Jotham Succeeds Uzziah in Judah
27 (A)Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. 2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; (B)however he did not enter the temple of the Lord. But the people continued acting corruptly. 3 He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and he built the wall of (C)Ophel extensively. 4 Moreover, he built (D)cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills. 5 He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed over them so that during that year the Ammonites gave him [a]a hundred talents of silver, [b]ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites also paid him this amount in the second year and in the third. 6 (E)So Jotham became powerful because he directed his ways before the Lord his God. 7 (F)Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was (G)twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. 9 And Jotham [c]lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and his son Ahaz became king in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 About 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 About 77,000 cubic feet or 2,180 cubic meters
- 2 Chronicles 27:9 I.e., died
2 Chronicles 27
King James Version
27 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.
2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the people did yet corruptly.
3 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 mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
5 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 unto him, both the second year, and the third.
6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 27
Living Bible
27 Jotham was twenty-five years old at the time he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok. 2 He followed the generally good example of his father, Uzziah—who had, however, sinned by invading the Temple—but even so his people became very corrupt.
3 He built the Upper Gate of the Temple and also did extensive rebuilding of the walls on the hill where the Temple was situated. 4 And he built cities in the hill country of Judah and erected fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.
5 His war against the Ammonites was successful so that for the next three years he received from them an annual tribute of $200,000 in silver, 10,000 sacks of wheat, and 10,000 sacks of barley. 6 King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to follow the path of the Lord his God.
7 The remainder of his history, including his wars and other activities, is written in The Annals of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 In summary, then, he was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 When he died, he was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the new king.
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