Judah’s King Jotham
1 Jotham was 25 years oldwhen he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem.His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
2 He did what was right in theLord’s sight as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he didn’t enter theLord’s sanctuary,but the people still behaved corruptly.
3 Jotham built the Upper Gate of theLord’s temple, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel.
4 He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
5 He waged war against the king of the Ammonites. He overpowered the Ammonites, and that year they gave him 7,500 poundsof silver, 50,000 bushelsof wheat, and 50,000 bushelsof barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
6 So Jotham strengthened himself because he did not waver in obeyingtheLordhis God.
7 As for the rest of the eventsof Jotham’s reign, along with all his wars and his ways, note that they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
8 He was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem.
9 Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Ahaz became king in his place.
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