2 Chronicles 27

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Jerusa, daughter of Zadok.	1 Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
2 He pleased the LORD just as his father Uzziah had done, though he did not enter the temple of the LORD; the people, however, continued to act sinfully.	2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.
3 He built the upper gate of the LORD'S house and had much construction done on the wall of Ophel.	3 He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
4 Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forest land he set up fortresses and towers.	4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
5 He fought with the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him one hundred talents of silver, together with ten thousand kors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. They brought the same to him also in the second and in the third year.	5 He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
6 Thus Jotham continued to grow strong because he lived resolutely in the presence of the LORD, his God.	6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
7 The rest of the acts of Jotham, his wars and his activities, can be found written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.	7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.	8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9 Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David, and his son Ahaz succeeded him as king.	9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.