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 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 high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.*27.3 Ophel: or, the tower 4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

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.*27.5 So…: Heb. This 6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.*27.6 prepared: or, established

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 five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and 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 reigned in his stead.

1 JOTAM was vyf-en-twintig jaar oud toe hy koning geword het, en sestien jaar het hy in Jerusalem geregeer; en die naam van sy moeder was Jerúsa, die dogter van Sadok.

2 En hy het gedoen wat reg was in die oë van die Here net soos sy vader Ussía gedoen het; alleenlik het hy nie in die tempel van die Here ingegaan nie; en die volk het nog verderflik gehandel.

3 Hy het die Boonste Poort van die huis van die Here gebou, en aan die muur van die Heuwel het hy baie gebou.

4 Verder het hy stede gebou op die gebergte van Juda, en in die bosse het hy forte en torings gebou.

5 Ook het hy oorlog gevoer teen die koning van die kinders van Ammon en hulle oorwin, sodat die kinders van Ammon hom in dié jaar honderd talente silwer en tienduisend kor koring en tienduisend kor gars gegee het; dit het die kinders van Ammon vir hom ook in die tweede en derde jaar gelewer.

6 En Jotam het magtig geword, want hy het sy weë gerig voor die aangesig van die Here sy God.

7 En die verdere geskiedenis van Jotam en al sy oorloë en sy ondernemings, kyk, dit is beskrywe in die Boek van die konings van Israel en Juda.

8 Hy was vyf-en-twintig jaar oud toe hy koning geword het, en sestien jaar het hy in Jerusalem geregeer.

9 En Jotam het ontslaap met sy vaders, en hy is begrawe in die stad van Dawid; en sy seun Agas het in sy plek koning geword.