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2 Chronicles 27

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2 Chronicles 27 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

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.

ASV: 1ASV

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.

WEB: 2WEB

He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into the LORD’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.

ASV: 2ASV

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Uzziah had done: howbeit he entered not into the temple of Jehovah. And the people did yet corruptly.

WEB: 3WEB

He built the upper gate of the LORD’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.

ASV: 3ASV

He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

WEB: 4WEB

Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.

ASV: 4ASV

Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

WEB: 5WEB

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.

ASV: 5ASV

He fought also with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against 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. So much did the children of Ammon render unto him, in the second year also, and in the third.

WEB: 6WEB

So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.

ASV: 6ASV

So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Jehovah his God.

WEB: 7WEB

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.

ASV: 7ASV

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.

WEB: 8WEB

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

ASV: 8ASV

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

WEB: 9WEB

Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

ASV: 9ASV

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.