2 Chronicles 27 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 The son of twenty and five years was Jotham in his reigning, and sixteen years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jerushah, daughter of Zadok. 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. 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.
2 And he will do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all which Uzziah his father did: only he came not into the temple of Jehovah. And the people yet being corrupted. And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD according to all that his father Uzziah had done, except he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still followed corrupt practices. 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.
3 He built the gate of the house of Jehovah the highest, and upon the wall of Ophel he built for multitude. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD and did much building on the wall of Ophel. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the LORD and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
4 And he built cities in the mountain of Judah, and in the thickets he built fortresses and towers. Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and forts and towers on the wooded hills. He built towns in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers in the wooded areas.
5 And he waged war with the king of the sons of Ammon, and he will be strong against them. And the sons of Ammon will give to him in that year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and barley ten thousand. This the sons of Ammon turned back to him, in the second year, and the third. He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave him that year 100 talents of silver, and 10,000 cors of wheat and 10,000 of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years. Jotham waged war against 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.
6 And Jotham will be strengthened, for he prepared his ways before Jehovah his God. So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God. Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the LORD his God.
7 And the rest of the words of Jotham, and all his works and his ways, behold them written upon the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 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. The other events in Jotham’s reign, including all his wars and the other things he did, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8 The son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and sixteen years reigned he in Jerusalem. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
9 And Jotham will lie down with his fathers, and they will bury him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son will reign in his stead. And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Ahaz his son reigned in his place. Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Ahaz his son succeeded him as king.
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