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1. Jotham was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha. Jerusha was Zadok's daughter.
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1. Jotham H3147 was twenty H6242 and five H2568 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 , and he reigned H4427 sixteen H8337 H6240 years H8141 in Jerusalem H3389 . His mother H517 's name H8034 also was Jerushah H3388 , the daughter H1323 of Zadok H6659 .
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2. Jotham did what the Lord wanted him to do. He obeyed God just as his father Uzziah had done. But Jotham did not enter the Lord's Temple to burn incense as his father had. But the people continued doing wrong.
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2. And he did H6213 that which was right H3477 in the sight H5869 of the LORD H3068 , according to all H3605 that H834 his father H1 Uzziah H5818 did H6213 : howbeit H7535 he entered H935 not H3808 into H413 the temple H1964 of the LORD H3068 . And the people H5971 did yet corruptly H7843 H5750 .
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3. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Lord's Temple. He did much building on the wall at the place named Ophel.
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3. He H1931 built H1129 H853 the high H5945 gate H8179 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , and on the wall H2346 of Ophel H6077 he built H1129 much H7230 .
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4. He also built towns in the hill country of Judah. He built fortresses and towers in the forests.
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4. Moreover he built H1129 cities H5892 in the mountains H2022 of Judah H3063 , and in the forests H2793 he built H1129 castles H1003 and towers H4026 .
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5. Jotham also fought against the king of the Ammonites and his army and defeated them. So each year for three years the Ammonites gave Jotham 3?tons of silver, 62,000 bushels of wheat, and 62,000 bushels of barley.
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5. He H1931 fought H3898 also with H5973 the king H4428 of the Ammonites H1121 H5983 , and prevailed H2388 against H5921 them . And the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 gave H5414 him the same H1931 year H8141 a hundred H3967 talents H3603 of silver H3701 , and ten H6235 thousand H505 measures H3734 of wheat H2406 , and ten H6235 thousand H505 of barley H8184 . So much H2063 did the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 pay H7725 unto him , both the second H8145 year H8141 , and the third H7992 .
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6. Jotham became powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God.
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6. So Jotham H3147 became mighty H2388 , because H3588 he prepared H3559 his ways H1870 before H6440 the LORD H3068 his God H430 .
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7. Everything else Jotham did and all his wars are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
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7. Now the rest H3499 of the acts H1697 of Jotham H3147 , and all H3605 his wars H4421 , and his ways H1870 , lo H2009 , they are written H3789 in H5921 the book H5612 of the kings H4428 of Israel H3478 and Judah H3063 .
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8. Jotham was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled 16 years in Jerusalem.
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8. He was H1961 five H2568 and twenty H6242 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 , and reigned H4427 sixteen H8337 H6240 years H8141 in Jerusalem H3389 .
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9. Then Jotham died and was buried with his ancestors. The people buried him in the City of David. Jotham's son Ahaz became king in his place.
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9. And Jotham H3147 slept H7901 with H5973 his fathers H1 , and they buried H6912 him in the city H5892 of David H1732 : and Ahaz H271 his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead H8478 .
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