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 became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the 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, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; however he did not enter the temple of the Lord. But the people continued acting 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 house of the Lord, and he built extensively 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 he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.

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 also with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed over them so that the Ammonites gave him during that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites also paid him this amount in the second and in the third year.

6 A nd Jotham doth strengthen himself, for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.

So Jotham became mighty because he ordered his ways before 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 the acts of Jotham, even all his wars and his acts, 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 became king, 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; and Ahaz his son became king in his place.