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Jotham was twenty and fiveyearsold when he began to reign, and he reignedsixteen*years in Jerusalem. His mother'sname also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
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And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fatherUzziahdid: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.
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He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammongave him the same year an hundredtalents of silver, and tenthousandmeasures of wheat, and tenthousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammonpayunto him, both the secondyear, and the third.