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The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king; he reigned sixteen years at Jerusalem. His mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
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viginti quinque annorum erat Ioatham cum regnare coepisset et sedecim annis regnavit in Hierusalem nomen matris eius Hierusa filia Sadoc
2 In God's eyes he lived a good life, following the path marked out by his father Uzziah. Unlike his father, though, he didn't desecrate The Temple of God. But the people pushed right on in their lives of corruption.
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fecitque quod rectum erat coram Domino iuxta omnia quae fecerat Ozias pater suus excepto quod non est ingressus templum Domini et adhuc populus delinquebat
3 Jotham constructed the Upper Gate of The Temple of God, considerably extended the Wall of the Ophel,
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ipse aedificavit portam domus Domini Excelsam et in muro Ophel multa construxit
4 and built cities in the high country of Judah and forts and towers down in the forests.
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urbes quoque aedificavit in montibus Iuda et in saltibus castella et turres
5 He fought and beat the king of the Ammonites - that year the Ammonites turned over three and a quarter tons of silver and about sixty-five bushels of wheat, and another sixty-five bushels of barley. They repeated this for the next two years.
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ipse pugnavit contra regem filiorum Ammon et vicit eos dederuntque ei filii Ammon in tempore illo centum talenta argenti et decem milia choros tritici ac totidem choros hordei haec ei praebuerunt filii Ammon in anno secundo et tertio
6 Jotham's strength was rooted in his steady and determined life of obedience to God.
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corroboratusque est Ioatham eo quod direxisset vias suas coram Domino Deo suo
7 The rest of the history of Jotham, including his wars and achievements, are all written in the Royal Annals of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
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reliqua autem sermonum Ioatham et omnes pugnae eius et opera scripta sunt in libro regum Israhel et Iuda
8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king; he reigned for sixteen years at Jerusalem.
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viginti quinque annorum erat cum regnare coepisset et sedecim annis regnavit in Hierusalem
9 Jotham died and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz became the next king.
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dormivitque Ioatham cum patribus suis et sepelierunt eum in civitate David et regnavit Achaz filius eius pro eo
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