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

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

2 H e 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.

And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; only he entered not into the temple of Jehovah. And the people still acted corruptly.

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

It was he who built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

4 M oreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built forts and towers.

And he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

5 H e 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.

And he fought against the king of the children of Ammon, and overcame them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. This the children of Ammon brought again to him also in the second year, and in the third.

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

And Jotham became strong, for he prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.

7 N ow 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.

And the rest of the acts of Jotham, 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 twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he 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. Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

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