KJV King James Version
Jotham [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.
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2 Chronicles 27:1
Jotham [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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
WEB World English Bible
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 the daughter of Zadok.
ASV American Standard Version
Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A son of twenty and five years is Jotham in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 27
1 Jotham [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.
2 And 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.
3 He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
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בֶּן־H1121 · benson: childעֶשְׂרִ֨יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוְחָמֵ֤שׁH2568 · cha.meshfiveשָׁנָה֙H8141 · sha.nehyearיוֹתָ֣םH3147 · yo.tamJothamבְּמָלְכ֔וֹH4427 · ma.lakhto reignוְשֵׁשׁ־H8337 · sheshsixעֶשְׂרֵ֣הH6240 · a.sartenשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearמָלַ֖ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םH8034 · shemnameאִמּ֔וֹH517 · emmotherיְרוּשָׁ֖הH3388 · ye.ru.sahJerushaבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterצָדֽוֹק׃H6659 · tsa.doqZadok
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 3:12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,2 Kings 15:32-38In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.Micah 1:1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.Hosea 1:1The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.Matthew 1:9And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;Isaiah 1:1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
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