- Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
- He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the temple of the LORD. The people, however, continued their corrupt practices.
- Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
- He built towns in the Judean hills and forts and towers in the wooded areas.
- Jotham made war on the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand cors of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.
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- 约坦登基的时候年二十五岁,在耶路撒冷作王十六年,他母亲名叫耶路沙,是撒督的女儿。
- 约坦行耶和华眼中看为正的事,效法他父乌西雅一切所行的,只是不入耶和华的殿。百姓还行邪僻的事。
- 约坦建立耶和华殿的上门,在俄斐勒城上多有建造,
- 又在犹大山地建造城邑,在树林中建筑营寨和高楼。
- 约坦与亚扪人的王打仗胜了他们,当年他们进贡银一百他连得,小麦一万歌珥,大麦一万歌珥。第二年,第三年也是这样。
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