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Jotham Reigns over Judah

^1 (C1)Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.² And he did what was right in the sight of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; ^(C1)however he did not enter the temple of Yahweh. But the people continued acting corruptly.³ He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and he built extensively the wall of ^(C1)Ophel.⁴ Moreover, he built ^(C1)cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills.⁵ He fought also with the king of the sons of Ammon and prevailed over them. So the sons of Ammon gave him during that year ^(F1)100 talents of silver, ^(F2)10,000 kors of wheat, and 10,000 of barley. The sons of Ammon also brought back to him this amount in the second and in the third year.^6 (C1)So Jotham became strong because he established his ways before Yahweh his God.^7 (C1)Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, even all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.⁸ He was ^(C1)twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.⁹ And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Ahaz his son became king in his place.