1
Jotham 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.
-vev.w w{k.l'm.B ~'tw{y h'n'v vem'x.w ~yir.f,[ -n,B ? qw{d'c -t;B h'v.Wr.y w{Mia ~ev.w ~i'l'v.WryiB .$;l'm h'n'v her.f,[
2
He
did right in the
sight of the
LORD, according to
all that his
father Uzziah had
done;
however he did not
enter the
temple of the
LORD. But the
people continued acting corruptly.
h'f'[ -r,v]a l{k.K h'wh.y yenye[.B r'v'Y;h f;[;Y;w ? h'wh.y l;kyeh -l,a a'b -a{l q;r wyib'a .Wh'YiZU[ ? ~yityix.v;m ~'['h dw{[.w
3
He
built the
upper gate of the
house of the
LORD, and he
built extensively the
wall of
Ophel.
!w{y.l,['h h'wh.y -tyeB r;[;v -t,a h'n'B a.Wh ? b{r'l h'n'B l,p{['h t;mw{x.b.W
4
Moreover, he
built cities in the
hill country of
Judah, and he
built fortresses and
towers on the
wooded hills.
h'n'B ~yiv'r\x,b.W h'd.Wh.y -r;h.B h'n'B ~yir'[.w ? ~yil'D.gim.W tw{Yin'ryiB
5
He
fought also with the
king of the
Ammonites * and
prevailed over them so that the
Ammonites * gave him during that
year one
hundred talents of
silver,
ten thousand kors of
wheat and
ten thousand of
barley. The
Ammonites * also
paid him
this amount in the
second and in the
third year.
q;z/x,Y;w !w{M;[ -yen.B .$,l,m -mi[ ~;x.lin a.Wh.w ? h'n'V;B !w{M;[ -yen.b w{l -.Wn.TiY;w ~,hyel][ ? ~yir{K ~yip'l]a t,r,f][;w @,s,K -r;KiK h'aem ayih;h ? .Wbyiveh ta{z ~yip'l]a t,r,f][ ~yirw{[.f.W ~yiJix ? tyivil.V;h.w tyineV;h h'n'V;b.W !w{M;[ yen.B w{l
6
So
Jotham became mighty because he
ordered his
ways before the
LORD his
God.
yen.pil wy'k'r.D !yikeh yiK ~'tw{y qeZ;x.tiY;w ? wy'h{l/a h'wh.y
7
Now 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.
wy'k'r.d.W wy't{m]x.lim -l'k.w ~'tw{y yer.biD r,t,y.w ? lea'r.fIy -yek.l;m r,pes -l;[ ~yib.Wt.K ~'Nih ? h'd.Whyiw
8
He was
twenty-five * years old when he
became king, and he
reigned sixteen * years in
Jerusalem.
her.f,[ -vev.w w{k.l'm.b h'y'h h'n'v vem'x.w ~yir.f,[ -n,B ? ~i'l'v.WryiB .$;l'm h'n'v
9
And
Jotham slept with his
fathers, and they
buried him in the
city of
David; and
Ahaz his
son became king in his
place.
w{t{a .Wr.B.qiY;w wy't{b]a -mi[ ~'tw{y b;K.viY;w ? wy'T.x;T w{n.B z'x'a .${l.miY;w dyiw'D ryi[.B