2 Crônicas 27

Jotão reina bem e vence os amonitas

1 Tinha Jotão vinte e cinco anos de idade quando começou a reinar e dezesseis anos reinou em Jerusalém; e era o nome de sua mãe Jerusa, filha de Zadoque. 2 E fez o que era reto aos olhos do Senhor, conforme tudo o que fizera Uzias, seu pai, exceto que não entrou no templo do Senhor, e ainda o povo se corrompia. 3 Ele edificou a Porta Alta da Casa do Senhor e edificou muito sobre o muro de Ofel. 4 Edificou cidades nas montanhas de Judá e edificou nos bosques castelos e torres. 5 Ele também guerreou contra o rei dos filhos de Amom e prevaleceu sobre eles, de modo que os filhos de Amom, naquele ano, lhe deram cem talentos de prata, e dez mil coros de trigo, e dez mil de cevada; isso lhe trouxeram os filhos de Amom também no segundo e no terceiro ano. 6 Assim se fortificou Jotão, porque dirigiu os seus caminhos na presença do Senhor, seu Deus. 7 O resto, pois, dos atos de Jotão, e todas as suas guerras, e os seus caminhos, eis que tudo está escrito no livro da história dos reis de Israel e de Judá. 8 Tinha vinte e cinco anos de idade quando começou a reinar e dezesseis anos reinou em Jerusalém. 9 E dormiu Jotão com seus pais, e o sepultaram na Cidade de Davi; e Acaz, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.

1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. 2 He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into the LORD’s temple. The people still acted corruptly. 3 He built the upper gate of the LORD’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel. 4 Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers. 5 He also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents*27:5 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds of silver, ten thousand cors*27:5 1 cor is the same as a homer, or about 55.9 U. S. gallons (liquid) or 211 liters or 6 bushels. 10,000 cors of wheat would weigh about 1,640 metric tons. of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley.*27:5 10,000 cors of barley would weigh about 1,310 metric tons. The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third. 6 So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God. 7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.