Jotham, King of Judah

¹Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began as king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.[#1Ch 3:12]

²And he did what was correct in the eyes of the Lord just as his father Uzziah had done. However, he did not enter the temple of the Lord . But the people continued acting corruptly.

³And he built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord , and he built much on the wall of Ophel.[#2Ch 33:14; Ne 3:26–27]

⁴And he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and on the wooded heights he built citadels and towers.

⁵He made war with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. That year the Ammonites gave to him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand kors of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and third years as well.[#27:5 About 33/4 tons, or 3.4 metric tons.; #27:5 Likely about 1,800 tons, or 1,600 metric tons of wheat.; #27:5 Likely about 1,500 tons, or 1,350 metric tons of barley.]

⁶So Jotham was strengthened because he established his ways before the Lord his God.[#2Ch 26:5]

⁷And the rest of the acts of Jotham, all his wars and ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

⁸He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he was king for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

⁹And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. And Ahaz his son reigned in his place.