2Crônicas 27

Jotão reina bem e vence os amonitas

1 *2Rs 15.33-35Tinha Jotão vinte e cinco anos quando começou a reinar e reinou dezesseis anos em Jerusalém. Sua mãe chamava-se Jerusa, filha de Zadoque. 2 Ele fez o que era reto aos olhos de Jeová, conforme tudo o que tinha feito seu pai Uzias; todavia, *2Cr 26.16não entrou no templo de Jeová. O povo ainda se corrompia. 3 Ele edificou a Porta Superior da Casa de Jeová e mandou fazer muitas obras sobre o muro de *2Cr 33.14;Ne 3.26Ofel. 4 Também edificou *2Cr 11.5cidades na região montanhosa de Judá e, nos bosques, edificou castelos e torres. 5 Ele também fez guerra contra o rei dos filhos de Amom e os venceu. No mesmo ano, os filhos de Amom deram-lhe cem talentos de prata, dez mil coros de trigo e dez mil de cevada. Isso lhe trouxeram os filhos de Amom também no segundo ano e no terceiro. 6 *2Cr 26.5Tornou-se Jotão poderoso, porque ordenou os seus caminhos perante Jeová, seu Deus. 7 *2Rs 15.36Ora, o resto dos atos de Jotão, e todas as suas guerras, e os seus caminhos, eis que estão escritos no Livro dos Reis de Israel e de Judá. 8 Tinha *2Cr 27.1vinte e cinco anos quando começou a reinar e reinou dezesseis anos em Jerusalém. 9 Adormeceu Jotão com seus pais, e sepultaram-no na Cidade de Davi. Em lugar dele, reinou seu filho Acaz.

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 Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into Yahweh’s temple. The people still acted corruptly. 3 He built the upper gate of Yahweh’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 Yahweh 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.