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. 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.

And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done (although he did not enter the temple of the Lord ). But still the people acted 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 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 mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses 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 also fought with the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. And the people of Ammon gave him in that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The people of Ammon paid this to him in the second and third years also.

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

So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared 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, and all his wars and his ways, indeed 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.

So Jotham rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Ahaz his son reigned in his place.