1 J otham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.

2 A nd he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the people did yet corruptly.

He did right in the sight of the Lord, to the extent of all that his father Uzziah had done. However, he did not invade the temple of the Lord. But the people still did corruptly.

3 H e built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

He built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s house and did much building on the wall of Ophel.

4 M oreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built forts and towers.

5 H e fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.

He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. The Ammonites gave him that year 100 talents of silver and 10, 000 measures each of wheat and of barley. That much the Ammonites paid to him also the second year and third year.

6 S o Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.

So Jotham grew mighty, for he ordered his ways in the sight of the Lord his God.

7 N ow the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

Now the rest of Jotham’s acts, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

8 H e was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

9 A nd Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.