4
In the mountains of Judah he built cities, and in the forests he built forts and towers.
5
He fought against the king of Ammon and his army and defeated them. Then he forced the Ammonites to pay him the following tribute each year for three years: four tons of silver, fifty thousand bushels of wheat, and fifty thousand bushels of barley.
6
Jotham grew powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God.
7
The other events of Jotham's reign, his wars, and his policies, are all recorded in [The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah.]
8
Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years.
9
He died and was buried in David's City and his son Ahaz succeeded him as king.
This chapter treats of the reign of Jotham, which was a good one, 2Ch 27:1,2, of his buildings and wars, 2Ch 27:3-6, and of his death and burial, 2Ch 27:7-9.