1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.
2 He did what is pleasing to Yahweh, just as his father Uzziah had done. But he did not enter the sanctuary of Yahweh. As for the people, they went on sinning.
3 He built the Upper Gate of Yahweh's House and carried out considerable work on the wall of the Ophel.
4 He built towns in the highlands of Judah, and fortified places and towers in the fertile lands.
5 He fought against the king of the Ammonites. He defeated them, and that year the Ammonites gave him four tons of silver, fifty thousand bushels of wheat and ten thousand of barley. And they had to pay him the same for the second and third years.
6 Jotham became powerful because he faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God.
7 The rest of the deeds of Jotham, all his wars and his policy, are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9 Then Jotham rested with his ancestors and they buried him in the City of David; his son Ahaz succeeded him.
Versículos relacionados com 2 Chronicles, 27:
2 Chronicles 27 is a chapter that talks about Joton, son of Uzziah, who reigned in Judah and did what was straight in the eyes of the Lord. He fortified cities, built towers and walls, and had battle wins. Following are five verses related to the topics addressed in 2 chronicles 27:
Proverbs 21:31: "The horse is prepared for battle day, but victory comes from the Lord." This verse highlights the importance of human preparation and effort, but also recognizes that the final victory comes from the Lord.
Psalm 127:1: "If the Lord does not build the house, in vain work those who build it; if the Lord does not keep the city, in vain watches the sentry." This verse highlights the importance of God's dependence on success and protection.
Proverbs 2:7-8: "He reserves true wisdom for the straight; he is a shield for those who walk with integrity. He protects the paths of the righteous and keeps the path of his faithful." This verse highlights the importance of wisdom and integrity in following the ways of God.
Psalm 18:32-33: "God is what gives me with strength and makes my way perfect. It makes my feet like those of the color and puts me in my heights." This verse highlights the help and strengthening that God gives to His faithful.
Isaiah 26:3: "Thou shalt keep in peace the one whose mind is firm in you; for he trusts in you." This verse highlights the importance of trust in God for peace and mental stability.
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