aJotham was twenty-five
years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
sixteen
years
in Jerusalem
. And his mother's
name
was Jerushah
the daughter
of Zadok
.
He did right
in the sight
of the LORD
, according to all
that his father
Uzziah
had done
; ahowever
he did not enter
the temple
of the LORD
. But the people
continued
acting
corruptly
.
He built the upper
gate
of the house
of the LORD
, and he built
extensively
the wall
of aOphel
.
Moreover, he built acities
in the hill
country
of Judah
, and he built
fortresses
and towers
on the wooded
hills.
He fought also with the king
of the Ammonites
and prevailed
over
them so that the Ammonites
gave
him during that year
one hundred
talents
of silver
, ten
thousand
1kors
of wheat
and ten
thousand
of barley
. The Ammonites
also paid
him this
amount in the second
and in the third
year
.
aSo Jotham became
mighty
because
he ordered
his ways
before
the LORD
his God
.
aNow the rest of the acts
of Jotham
, even all
his wars
and his acts
, behold
, they are written
in the Book
of the Kings
of Israel
and Judah
.
He was atwenty-five years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
sixteen
years
in Jerusalem
.
And Jotham slept
with his fathers
, and they buried
him in the city
of David
; and Ahaz
his son
became
king
in his place
.