2 Chronicles 27

JUDAH’S KING JOTHAM

27Jotham was twenty-five years oldⁿ when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.^o His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok. ²He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he didn’t enter the Lord’s sanctuary,^p but the people still behaved corruptly.

³Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel.^{q 4}He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.^{r 5}He waged war against the king of the Ammonites. He overpowered the Ammonites, and that year they gave him 7,500 pounds^B of silver, 60,000 bushels^C of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years. ⁶So Jotham strengthened his position because he did not waver in obeying^D the Lord his God.^s

⁷As for the rest of the events^t of 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. ⁸He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. ⁹Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David. His son Ahaz became king in his place.