The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Yotam was twenty-five years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for sixteen years in Yerushalayim. His mother's name was Yerushah the daughter of Tzadok.
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Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years; and his mother's name was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
2 He did what was right from ADONAI's perspective, following the example of everything his father 'Uziyah had done, except that he did not enter the temple of ADONAI. Nevertheless, the people acted corruptly.
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He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Uzziah had done; but he did not go into the Temple of the Lord. And the people still went on in their evil ways.
3 He built the Upper Gate of the house of ADONAI and added considerably to the wall of the 'Ofel.
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He put up the higher doorway of the house of the Lord, and did much building on the wall of the Ophel.
4 He built cities in the hills of Y'hudah, and in the wooded areas he built forts and towers.
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In addition, he made towns in the hill-country of Judah, and strong buildings and towers in the woodlands.
5 He fought with the king of the people of 'Amon and defeated them. That year the people of 'Amon paid him tribute of three-and-a-third tons of silver, 50,000 bushels of wheat and 50,000 [bushels] of barley. The people of 'Amon paid him the same amount the second and third years also.
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He went to war with the king of the children of Ammon and overcame them. That year, the children of Ammon gave him a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of grain and ten thousand measures of barley. And the children of Ammon gave him the same amount the second year and the third.
6 Thus Yotam became strong, because he prepared his ways [of doing things] before ADONAI his God.
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So Jotham became strong, because in all his ways he made the Lord his guide.
7 Other activities of Yotam, all his wars and his ways [of doing things] are recorded in the Annals of the Kings of Isra'el and Y'hudah.
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Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8 He was twenty-five years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for sixteen years in Yerushalayim.
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He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years.
9 Yotam slept with his ancestors and they buried him in the City of David. Then Achaz his son took his place as king.
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And Jotham went to rest with his fathers, and they put his body into the earth in the town of David; and Ahaz his son became king in his place.
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