Common English Bible CEB
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1 Jotham was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah; she was Zadok's daughter.
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Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.
2 Jotham did what was right in the LORD's eyes, just as his father Uzziah had done. Unlike Uzziah, Jotham didn't enter the LORD's temple. But the people continued their crooked practices.
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And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziah had done (although he did not enter the temple of the Lord). But still the people acted corruptly.
3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the LORD's temple and did extensive work on the wall of the elevated fortress.
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He built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel.
4 He built towns in Judah's highlands and fortresses and towers in the wooded areas.
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Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
5 He fought against the king of the Ammonites and defeated the Ammonites. They paid him one hundred kikkars of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand kors of barley that year and for the next two years.
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He also fought with the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. And the people of Ammon gave him in that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The people of Ammon paid this to him in the second and third years also.
6 Jotham was securely established because he maintained a faithful life before the LORD his God.
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So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.
7 The rest of Jotham's deeds, including all his wars and accomplishments, are written in the official records of Israel's and Judah's kings.
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Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8 He was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for sixteen years in Jerusalem.
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He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9 Jotham lay down with his ancestors and was buried in David's City. His son Ahaz succeeded him as king.
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So Jotham rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
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