Thematic Bible
2 Chronicles 27:1 (show verse)
Jotham was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
2 Chronicles 27:2 (show verse)
He did what was right in the Lord’s sight as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he didn’t enter the Lord’s sanctuary, but the people still behaved corruptly.
2 Chronicles 27:3 (show verse)
Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel.
2 Chronicles 27:4 (show verse)
He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
2 Chronicles 27:5 (show verse)
He waged war against the king of the Ammonites. He overpowered the Ammonites, and that year they gave him 7,500 pounds of silver, 50,000 bushels of wheat, and 50,000 bushels of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
2 Chronicles 27:6 (show verse)
So Jotham strengthened himself because he did not waver in obeying the Lord his God.
2 Chronicles 27:7 (show verse)
As for the rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, along with all his wars and his ways, note that they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
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2 Chronicles 27:8 (show verse)
He was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 27:9 (show verse)
Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Ahaz became king in his place.