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1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
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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.
2 Jotham did what the Lord said was right, just as his father Uzziah had done. But Jotham did not enter the Temple of the Lord to burn incense as his father had. But the people continued doing wrong.
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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.
3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Temple of the Lord, and he added greatly to the wall at Ophel.
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He built the Upper Gate of the house of ADONAI and added considerably to the wall of the 'Ofel.
4 He also built towns in the hill country of Judah, as well as walled cities and towers in the forests.
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He built cities in the hills of Y'hudah, and in the wooded areas he built forts and towers.
5 Jotham also fought the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. So each year for three years they gave Jotham about seventy-five hundred pounds of silver, about sixty-two thousand bushels of wheat, and about sixty-two thousand bushels of barley.
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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.
6 Jotham became powerful, because he always obeyed the Lord his God.
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Thus Yotam became strong, because he prepared his ways [of doing things] before ADONAI his God.
7 The other things Jotham did while he was king and all his wars are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
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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.
8 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled sixteen years in Jerusalem.
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He was twenty-five years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for sixteen years in Yerushalayim.
9 Jotham died and was buried in Jerusalem, the city of David. Then Jotham's son Ahaz became king in his place.
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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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