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2 Chronicles 27

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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.

A son of twenty and five years `is' Jotham in his reigning , and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Jerushah daughter of Zadok.

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.

And he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah , according to all that Uzziah his father did ; only, he hath not come in unto the temple of Jehovah; and again are the people doing corruptly.

He built the high gate of the house of the LORD , and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah , and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.

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.

And he hath fought with the king of the sons of Ammon , and prevaileth over them , and the sons of Ammon give to him in that year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and of barley ten thousand; this have the sons of Ammon returned to him both in the second year, and in the third.

So Jotham became mighty , because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.

And Jotham doth strengthen himself , for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.

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.

And the rest of the matters of Jotham, and all his battles , and his ways, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign , and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem .

A son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning , and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem ;

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David : and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

and Jotham lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David , and reign doth Ahaz his son in his stead.

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