2 Chronicles 27

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he came to the throne and he reigned for sixteen years inJerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.	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.
2 He did what Yahweh regards as right, just as his father Uzziah had done. Only he did not enterYahweh's sanctuary. But the people continued to do wrong.	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.
3 It was he who built the Upper Gate of the Temple of Yahweh and carried out considerable work on thewal of the Ophel.	3 He built the upper gate of the LORD'S house and had much construction done on the wall of Ophel.
4 He also built towns in the highlands of Judah and built forts and towers in the wooded areas.	4 Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forest land he set up fortresses and towers.
5 He also went to war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them; and the Ammonites had togive him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kor of wheat and ten thousand of barley that year. And theAmmonites paid him the same amount, the second and third years afterwards.	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.
6 Jotham became powerful because he kept an unswerving course before Yahweh his God.	6 Thus Jotham continued to grow strong because he lived resolutely in the presence of the LORD, his God.
7 The rest of the history of Jotham, al his wars and his policy, are recorded in the Book of the Kings ofIsrael and Judah.	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.
8 He was twenty-five years old when he came to the throne and he reigned for sixteen years inJerusalem.	8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9 Then Jotham fel asleep with his ancestors, and was buried in the City of David; his son Ahazsucceeded him.	9 Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David, and his son Ahaz succeeded him as king.