^aJotam tenía veinticinco años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó dieciséis años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Jerusa, hija de Sadoc. 2 E hizo lo recto ante los ojos del SEÑOR, conforme a todo lo que su padre Uzías había hecho; pero no entró en el templo del SEÑOR^a. Y el pueblo seguía corrompiéndose. 3 Él edificó la puerta superior de la casa del SEÑOR, y edificó extensamente en la muralla de Ofel^a. 4 Edificó además ciudades en la región montañosa de Judá^a, y edificó fortalezas y torres en los bosques. 5 También guerreó contra el rey de los amonitas y los venció, y los amonitas le dieron aquel año cien talentos de plata, diez mil coros¹ de trigo y diez mil de cebada. Los amonitas le pagaron también esto en el segundo y en el tercer año. 6 Y Jotam se hizo poderoso porque ordenó sus caminos delante del SEÑOR su Dios^a. 7 Los demás hechos de Jotam y todas sus guerras y sus obras, he aquí, están escritos en el libro de los reyes de Israel y de Judá^a. 8 Tenía veinticinco años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó dieciséis años en Jerusalén^a. 9 Y durmió Jotam con sus padres, y lo sepultaron en la ciudad de David; y su hijo Acaz reinó en su lugar.

^aJotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. 2 He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; ^ahowever he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people continued acting corruptly. 3 He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and he built the wall of ^aOphel extensively. 4 Moreover, he built ^acities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills. 5 He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed over them so that during that year the Ammonites gave him ¹a hundred talents of silver, ²ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites also paid him this amount in the second year and in the third. 6 ^aSo Jotham became powerful because he directed his ways before the LORD his God. 7 ^aNow the rest of the acts of Jotham, all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was ^atwenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years. 9 And Jotham ¹lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and his son Ahaz became king in his place.

^aJotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. 2 He did right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; ^ahowever he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people continued acting corruptly. 3 He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and he built extensively the wall of ^aOphel. 4 Moreover, he built ^acities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills. 5 He fought also with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed over them so that the Ammonites gave him during that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand ¹kors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites also paid him this amount in the second and in the third year. 6 ^aSo Jotham became mighty because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God. 7 ^aNow the rest of the acts of Jotham, even all his wars and his acts, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was ^atwenty-five years old when he became king, and he 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 became king in his place.