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2 Chronicles 27 Darby Translation

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  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew
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  • 1890
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1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.
1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.
2 And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; only he entered not into the temple of Jehovah. And the people still acted corruptly.
2 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into Yahweh’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.
3 It was he who built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
3 He built the upper gate of Yahweh’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.
4 And he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
4 Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
5 And he fought against the king of the children of Ammon, and overcame them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. This the children of Ammon brought again to him also in the second year, and in the third.
5 He also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third.
6 And Jotham became strong, for he prepared his ways before Jehovah his God.
6 So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.
7 And the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
8 He was twenty-five 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.
9 Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

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  • Jerusha

    Mother of Jotham

    Daughter of Zadok and mother of King Jotham of Judah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 27:1

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  • Jotham

    King of Judah

    A steady, God-fearing king who grew strong by ordering his ways before the LORD.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:32-38; 2 Chron. 27; Matt. 1:9

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  • Zadok

    Father of Jerusha

    Named as the father of Jerusha, the mother of King Jotham.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 27:1

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Cross references (9)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Chronicles 3:12; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1; Matthew 1:9; 2 Kings 15:32–38
  2. 2 2 Kings 15:34–35; 2 Chronicles 26:16–21; Acts 5:13; 2 Chronicles 26:4; Psalm 119:120
  3. 3 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 3:26–27; 2 Chronicles 23:20; Jeremiah 20:2
  4. 4 2 Chronicles 11:5–10; Luke 1:39; Joshua 14:12–13; 2 Chronicles 14:7; 2 Chronicles 26:9–10
  5. 5 Jeremiah 49:1–6; 2 Samuel 10:1–14; Judges 11:4–33; 2 Chronicles 20:1
  6. 6 2 Chronicles 26:5; 2 Chronicles 19:3
  7. 7 2 Chronicles 26:22–23; 2 Kings 15:36; 2 Chronicles 20:34; 2 Chronicles 32:32–33
  8. 8 2 Chronicles 27:1
  9. 9 2 Kings 15:38

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