Kong Jotam af Juda
2.Kong. 15,33-38
1Jotam var 25 år, da han blev konge, og han regerede i Jerusalem i 16 år. Hans mor hed Jerusha, en datter af Zadok. 2Han gjorde, hvad der var ret i Herrens øjne, som hans far Uzzija havde gjort—og han dristede sig ikke til at gå ind i Herrens tempel. Alligevel fremturede folket i deres ugudelighed.
3Jotam byggede nordporten i Herrens tempel, og han genopbyggede bymuren ved Ofelhøjen, hvor templet lå. 4Desuden byggede han flere byer i Judas bjergland, og han byggede fæstninger og udkigstårne i skovene. 5Han førte krig mod ammonitterne og besejrede dem. I de følgende tre år måtte de svare ham en årlig skat på 3,5 tons sølv, 10.000 sække hvede og 10.000 sække byg.27,5 På hebraisk: 100 talenter sølv og 10.000 kor. Se noten til 2,9. 6Jotam blev således en magtfuld konge, for han adlød omhyggeligt Herren, sin Gud.
7Resten af Jotams liv og virke og hans krige med andre konger er beskrevet i Israels og Judas kongers krønikebog. 8Som sagt var han 25 år, da han blev konge, og han regerede i Jerusalem i 16 år. 9Da han døde, blev han begravet i Davidsbyen. Hans søn Ahaz blev konge efter ham.
Jotham king of Judah
1Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok. 2He 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. 3Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the Lord and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel. 4He built towns in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers in the wooded areas.
5Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents27:5 That is, about 3.4 metric tons of silver, ten thousand cors27:5 That is, probably about 1,600 metric tons of wheat of wheat and ten thousand cors27:5 That is, probably about 1,350 metric tons of barley of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.
6Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the Lord his God.
7The 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. 8He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. 9Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Ahaz his son succeeded him as king.
