2 Chronicles 27 (NET)

2 Chronicles 27:1¹Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

2 Chronicles 27:2²He did what the Lord approved, just as his father Uzziah had done. (He did not, however, have the audacity to enter the temple.) Yet the people were still sinning.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

2 Chronicles 27:3³He built the Upper Gate to the Lord ’s temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as Ophel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

2 Chronicles 27:4⁴He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

2 Chronicles 27:5⁵He launched a military campaign against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. That year the Ammonites paid him 100 talents of silver, 10,000 cors of wheat, and 10,000 cors of barley. The Ammonites also paid this same amount of annual tribute the next two years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

2 Chronicles 27:6⁶Jotham grew powerful because he was determined to please the Lord his God.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

2 Chronicles 27:7⁷The rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, including all his military campaigns and his accomplishments, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

2 Chronicles 27:8⁸He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions

2 Chronicles 27:9⁹Jotham passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz replaced him as king.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible Versions