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1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
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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.
2 He did what was right in the sight of the Lord just as his father Uzziah had done—only he did not invade the temple of the Lord. But the people still followed corrupt practices.
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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.
3 He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord, and did extensive building on the wall of Ophel.
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Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the LORD's temple and did extensive work on the wall of the elevated fortress.
4 Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills.
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He built towns in Judah's highlands and fortresses and towers in the wooded areas.
5 He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. The Ammonites gave him that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years.
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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.
6 So Jotham became strong because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God.
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Jotham was securely established because he maintained a faithful life before the LORD his God.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
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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.
8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
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He was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9 Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David; and his son Ahaz succeeded him.
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Jotham lay down with his ancestors and was buried in David's City. His son Ahaz succeeded him as king.
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