2 Chronicles 27
Legacy Standard Bible
Jotham Reigns over Judah
27 (A)Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; (B)however he did not enter the temple of Yahweh. But the people continued acting corruptly. 3 He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and he built extensively the wall of (C)Ophel. 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 also with the king of the sons of Ammon and prevailed over them. So the sons of Ammon gave him during that year [a]100 talents of silver, [b]10,000 kors of wheat, and 10,000 of barley. The sons of Ammon also brought back to him this amount in the second and in the third year. 6 (E)So Jotham became strong because he established his ways before Yahweh his God. 7 (F)Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, even 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 sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Ahaz his son became king in his place.
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- 2 Chronicles 27:5 Approx. 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons, a talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 Approx. 65,000 bu. or 2,300 metric tons, a kor was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l
2 Chronicles 27
Lexham English Bible
The Reign of Jotham
27 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done—only he did not go into the temple of Yahweh. But the people still acted corruptly. 3 He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and he did much restoration[a] on the wall of Ophel. 4 And he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built forts and towers in the wooded places. 5 Now he fought with the king of the Ammonites[b] and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites[c] gave to him in that year one hundred talents of silver and ten thousand measures of wheat and ten thousand measures of barley. This is what the Ammonites[d] rendered to him, as well as in the second and third year. 6 And Jotham strengthened himself, for he established his ways before Yahweh his God.
7 Now the remainder of the words of Jotham and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written upon the scroll of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 And Jotham slept with his ancestors,[e] and they buried him in the city of David. And his son Ahaz became king in his place.
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- 2 Chronicles 27:3 Literally “he built much”
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Chronicles 27:9 Or “fathers”
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