The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
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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 and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also 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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And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.
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 built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
4 He built cities in the hills of Y'hudah, and in the wooded areas he built forts and towers.
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Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
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 fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both 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 mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
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, lo, they are written 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 five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
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 slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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