1 A son of twenty and five years Jotham in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother Jerushah 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 doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Uzziah his father did; only, he hath not come in unto the temple of Jehovah; and again are the people doing 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 hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;

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

4 a nd cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.

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

5 A nd he hath fought with the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevaileth over them, and the sons of Ammon give to him in that year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and of barley ten thousand; this have the sons of Ammon returned to him both in the second year, and in 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 A nd Jotham doth strengthen himself, for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.

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

7 A nd the rest of the matters of Jotham, and all his battles, and his ways, lo, they are written on 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 A son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;

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

9 a nd Jotham lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Ahaz his son 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.