⁵ The Lord afflicted the king, and he had a serious skin disease until the day of his death.^(A) He lived in a separate house,^[a](B) while Jotham,^(C) the king’s son, was over the household governing the people of the land.^(D)

Judah’s King Jotham

³² In the second year of Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah, Jotham^(A) son of Uzziah became king of Judah. ³³ He was 25 years old when he became king^(B) and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. ³⁴ He did what was right in the Lord’s sight just as his father Uzziah had done.^{(C) 35} Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple.^{(D) 36} The rest^(E) of the events of Jotham’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.^{(F) 37} In those days the Lord began sending Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.^{(G) 38} Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of his ancestor David.^(H) His son Ahaz became king in his place.

Judah’s King Jotham

27 Jotham was 25 years old^(A) when he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem.^(B) His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok. ² 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,^(C) but the people still behaved corruptly.

³ Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel.^{(D) 4} He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.^{(E) 5} He waged war against the king of the Ammonites. He overpowered the Ammonites, and that year they gave him 7,500 pounds^[a] of silver, 50,000 bushels^[b] of wheat, and 50,000 bushels^[c] of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years. ⁶ So Jotham strengthened himself because he did not waver in obeying^[d] the Lord his God.^(F)

⁷ As for the rest of the events^(G) 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. ⁸ He was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. ⁹ Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Ahaz became king in his place.

1 The vision^(A) concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah^(B) son of Amoz saw during the reigns^[a][b] of Uzziah,^(C) Jotham,^(D) Ahaz,^(E) and Hezekiah,^(F) kings of Judah.^(G)

1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah,^(A) Jotham,^(B) Ahaz,^(C) and Hezekiah,^(D) kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam^(E) son of Jehoash, king of Israel.