The Second of Chronicles 27:1-9
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Jotham, king of Judah (1-9)
27 Joʹtham+ was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned for 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Je·ruʹshah the daughter of Zaʹdok.+
2 He kept doing what was right in Jehovah’s eyes, just as his father Uz·ziʹah had done,+ except that he did not invade the temple of Jehovah.+ But the people were still acting ruinously.
3 He built the upper gate of Jehovah’s house,+ and he did much building on the wall of Oʹphel.+
4 He also built cities+ in the mountainous region of Judah,+ and he built fortified places+ and towers+ in the wooded areas.
5 He waged war against the king of the Amʹmon·ites+ and eventually prevailed against them, so that the Amʹmon·ites gave him in that year 100 silver talents,* 10,000 cor measures* of wheat, and 10,000 of barley. The Amʹmon·ites also paid this to him in the second and third years.+
6 So Joʹtham kept growing strong, for he established* his ways before Jehovah his God.
7 As for the rest of the history of Joʹtham, all his wars and his ways, it is written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and of Judah.+
8 He was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned for 16 years in Jerusalem.+
9 Then Joʹtham was laid to rest with his forefathers, and they buried him in the City of David.+ And his son Aʹhaz became king in his place.+
Footnotes
^ Or “prepared.”
