1Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. 3He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.27.3 Ophel: or, the tower 4Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
5¶ He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.27.5 So…: Heb. This 6So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.27.6 prepared: or, established
7¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9¶ And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
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.
