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
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Reign of Jotham
27 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.(A) 2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord just as his father Uzziah had done—only he did not enter the temple of the Lord. But the people still followed corrupt practices.(B) 3 He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord and did extensive building on the wall of Ophel.(C) 4 Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers on the wooded hills. 5 He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. The Ammonites gave him that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years. 6 So Jotham strengthened himself because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God.(D) 7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham and all his wars and his ways are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.(E) 8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.(F) 9 Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Ahaz succeeded him.
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