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1. Jotham 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.
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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. He 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.
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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. He built the Upper Gate to the LORD's temple and did a lot of work on the wall in the area known as 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 built cities in the hill country of Judah and 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. He 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 kors of wheat, and 10,000 kors of barley. The Ammonites also paid this same amount of annual tribute the next two years.
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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 grew powerful because he was determined to please 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. The 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.
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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. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen 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. Jotham passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz replaced him as king.
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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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