NASB — 2 Chronicles 27 — KJV

Jotham Succeeds Uzziah in Judah

1 aJotham° was twenty-five°° years° old° when he became° king°, and he reigned° sixteen°° years° in Jerusalem°. And his mother’s° name° was Jerushah° the daughter° of Zadok°. 2 He did° right° in the sight° of the LORD°, according to all° that his father° Uzziah° had done°; ahowever° he did not enter° the temple° of the LORD°. But the people° continued° acting° corruptly°. 3 He built° the upper° gate° of the house° of the LORD°, and he built° extensively° the wall° of aOphel°. 4 Moreover, he built° acities° in the hill° country° of Judah°, and he built° fortresses° and towers° on the wooded° [hills]. 5 He fought° also with the king° of the Ammonites°° and prevailed° over° them so that the Ammonites°° gave° him during that year° one hundred° talents° of silver°, ten° thousand° Ikors° of wheat° and ten° thousand° of barley°. The Ammonites°° also paid° him this° [amount] in the second° and in the third° year°. 6 aSo Jotham° became° mighty° because° he ordered° his ways° before° the LORD° his God°. 7 aNow the rest° of the acts° of Jotham°, even all° his wars° and his acts°, behold°, they are written° in the Book° of the Kings° of Israel° and Judah°. 8 He was atwenty-five°° years° old° when he became° king°, and he 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° became° king° in his place°.

[1] a2K 15:33-35
[2] a2Ch 26:16
[3] a2Ch 33:14; Ne 3:26
[4] a2Ch 11:5
[5] II.e. One kor equals approx 10 bu
[6] a2Ch 26:5
[7] a2K 15:36
[8] a2Ch 27:1


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Jotham, reigning well, prospereth.

1 ¶ Jothamº [was] twentyº and fiveº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and he reignedºª sixteenºº yearsº in Jerusalem.º His mother'sº nameº also [was] Jerushah,º the daughterº of Zadok.º 2 And he didºª [that which was] rightº in the sightº of the LORD,º according to all² that² his fatherº Uzziahº did:ºª howbeit² he enteredºª not² into² the templeº of the LORD.º And the peopleº did yet corruptly.ºª² 3 He² builtºª² the highº gateº of the houseº of the LORD,º and on the wallº of Ophelº he builtºª much.º 4 Moreover he builtºª citiesº in the mountainsº of Judah,º and in the forestsº he builtºª castlesº and towers.º

[1] 2K 15:32, 33; 1Ch 3:12; Is 1:1; Ho 1:1; Mi 1:1; Mt 1:9.
[2] 2K 15:34, 35; 2Ch 26:4, 16; Ps 119:120; Ac 5:13.
[3] 2Ch 23:20; 33:14; Ne 3:26; Jr 20:2.
[4] Jsh 14:12; 2Ch 11:5; 14:7; 26:9; Lk 1:39.

He subdueth the Ammonites.

5 ¶ He² foughtºª also with² the kingº of the Ammonites,¹²² and prevailedºª against² them. And the childrenº of Ammonº gaveºª him the same² yearº an hundredº talentsº of silver,º and tenº thousandº measuresº of wheat,º and tenº thousandº of barley.º So much² did the childrenº of Ammonº payºª unto¹ him, both the secondº year,º and the third.º 6 So Jothamº became mighty,ºª because² he preparedºª his waysº beforeº the LORDº his God.º

[5] Jg 11:4; 2S 10:1; 2Ch 20:1; Jr 49:1.
[6] 2Ch 19:3; 26:5.

His reign.

7 ¶ Now the restº of the actsº of Jotham,º and all² his wars,º and his ways,º lo,² they [are] writtenºª in² the bookº of the kingsº of Israelº and Judah.º 8 He was² fiveº and twentyº yearsº oldº when he began to reign,ºª and reignedºª sixteenºº yearsº in Jerusalem.º

[7] 2Ch 20:34; 26:22; 32:32.

Ahaz succeedeth him.

9 ¶ And Jothamº sleptºª with² his fathers,º and they buriedºª him in the cityº of David:º and Ahazº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.²

[9] 2K 15:38.


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