2 Chronicles 27
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 27
Jotham. 1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. 2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord just as his father had done, although he did not enter the temple of the Lord. However, the people continued their corrupt practices.
3 Jotham built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and he supervised the extensive construction on the wall of Ophel.[a] 4 He also built towns in the hill country of Judah as well as forts and towers in the wooded areas.
5 Later Jotham went to war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. As a result, the Ammonites had to give him one hundred talents of silver, together with ten thousand kors of wheat and ten thousand kors of barley. The Ammonites also paid him the same amount in the second and third year afterward. 6 Jotham became very powerful because he followed an unswerving course in the presence of the Lord, his God.
7 The rest of the acts of Jotham, all his wars and other projects, are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was twenty-five years old when he ascended the throne, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 Jotham slept with his ancestors, and he was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz succeeded him.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 27:3 Ophel: the southern spur of the temple mount.
2 Chronicles 27
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Reign of Jotham
27 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok. 2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord just as his father Uzziah had done—only he did not invade the temple of the Lord. But the people still followed corrupt practices. 3 He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and did extensive building on the wall of Ophel. 4 Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills. 5 He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. The Ammonites gave him that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years. 6 So Jotham became strong because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God. 7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David; and his son Ahaz succeeded him.
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