Good king Jotham
2 Kings 15:32-38 1 Jotham was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for 16 years out of his capital city of Jerusalem. His mother was Jerusha, a daughter of Zadok.
2Jotham was a good king, devoted to God—just like his dad had been most of the time. Unlike his father, Jotham didn’t break God’s law by going inside the Temple—a sacred building reserved for priests. Even so, many didn’t follow his example. They didn’t follow God’s rules for living. They followed their own.
3Jotham built the Upper Gate, which led into the Temple courtyard. And he did a lot of work on the wall at the hill of Ophel. [1] 4He also built cities throughout the hills of Judah. He also built defensive forts and lookout towers on hilltops in wooded areas. King Jotham defeats Ammon
5His army fought and defeated soldiers of the neighboring nation of Ammon. [2] As a result, Ammon had to pay Judah tribute taxes for the next three years. The fee each year was almost four tons of silver, 50,000 bushels of wheat and another 50,000 bushels of barley. [3]
6Jotham grew more powerful because he followed God’s rules for living. 7The rest of Jotham’s story with all he accomplished is preserved in the History of the Kings of Israel and Judah. [4]
8He was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for 16 years in Jerusalem. 9Jotham died at the age of 41. He was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. [5] His son Ahaz became the next king.
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1 Jotham was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for 16 years out of his capital city of Jerusalem. His mother was Jerusha, a daughter of Zadok.
2Jotham was a good king, devoted to God—just like his dad had been most of the time. Unlike his father, Jotham didn’t break God’s law by going inside the Temple—a sacred building reserved for priests. Even so, many didn’t follow his example. They didn’t follow God’s rules for living. They followed their own.
3Jotham built the Upper Gate, which led into the Temple courtyard. And he did a lot of work on the wall at the hill of Ophel. [1] 4He also built cities throughout the hills of Judah. He also built defensive forts and lookout towers on hilltops in wooded areas.
6Jotham grew more powerful because he followed God’s rules for living. 7The rest of Jotham’s story with all he accomplished is preserved in the History of the Kings of Israel and Judah. [4]
8He was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for 16 years in Jerusalem. 9Jotham died at the age of 41. He was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. [5] His son Ahaz became the next king.
2Jotham was a good king, devoted to God—just like his dad had been most of the time. Unlike his father, Jotham didn’t break God’s law by going inside the Temple—a sacred building reserved for priests. Even so, many didn’t follow his example. They didn’t follow God’s rules for living. They followed their own.
3Jotham built the Upper Gate, which led into the Temple courtyard. And he did a lot of work on the wall at the hill of Ophel. [1] 4He also built cities throughout the hills of Judah. He also built defensive forts and lookout towers on hilltops in wooded areas.
King Jotham defeats Ammon
5His army fought and defeated soldiers of the neighboring nation of Ammon. [2] As a result, Ammon had to pay Judah tribute taxes for the next three years. The fee each year was almost four tons of silver, 50,000 bushels of wheat and another 50,000 bushels of barley. [3]6Jotham grew more powerful because he followed God’s rules for living. 7The rest of Jotham’s story with all he accomplished is preserved in the History of the Kings of Israel and Judah. [4]
8He was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for 16 years in Jerusalem. 9Jotham died at the age of 41. He was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. [5] His son Ahaz became the next king.
