Hebrew Names Version HNV
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Yotam was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Yerushalayim: and his mother's name was Yerusha the daughter of Tzadok.
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A son of twenty and five years [is] Jotham in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
2 He did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father `Uzziyah had done: however he didn't enter into the temple of the LORD. The people did yet corruptly.
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And he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Uzziah his father did; only, he hath not come in unto the temple of Jehovah; and again are the people doing corruptly.
3 He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of `Ofel he built much.
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He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;
4 Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Yehudah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
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and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.
5 He fought also with the king of the children of `Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of `Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of `Ammon render to him, in the second year also, and in the third.
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And he hath fought with the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevaileth over them, and the sons of Ammon give to him in that year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and of barley ten thousand; this have the sons of Ammon returned to him both in the second year, and in the third.
6 So Yotam became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
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And Jotham doth strengthen himself, for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Yotam, and all his wars, and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Yisra'el and Yehudah.
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And the rest of the matters of Jotham, and all his battles, and his ways, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Yerushalayim.
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A son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;
9 Yotam slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Achaz his son reigned in his place.
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and Jotham lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Ahaz his son in his stead.