历代志(下) 第27章 共36章
- 1Jotham 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.
- 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 Judean hills and forts and towers in the wooded areas.
- 5Jotham made war on 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.
- 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 sixteen years.
- 9Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And Ahaz his son succeeded him as king.