2Ch 27 | HCSB | STEP | 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

Judah’s King Jotham

1 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 ^{▼▼Lit 100 talents} of silver, 50,000 bushels ^{▼▼Lit 10,000 cors} of wheat, and 50,000 bushels ^{▼▼Lit 10,000 cors} 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 ^{▼▼Lit he established his ways before} the Lord his God. ^j

7 As for the rest of the events ^k 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.