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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 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. |
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. |
| 27:2 |
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. |
And he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that Uzziah his father did; only, he hath not come in unto the temple of Jehovah; and again are the people doing corruptly. |
| 27:3 |
He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. |
He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly; |
| 27:4 |
Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. |
and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers. |
| 27:5 |
He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. |
And he hath fought with the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevaileth over them, and the sons of Ammon give to him in that year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat, and of barley ten thousand; this have the sons of Ammon returned to him both in the second year, and in the third. |
| 27:6 |
So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. |
And Jotham doth strengthen himself, for he hath prepared his ways before Jehovah his God. |
| 27:7 |
Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. |
And the rest of the matters of Jotham, and all his battles, and his ways, lo, they are written on the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. |
| 27:8 |
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. |
A son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem; |
| 27:9 |
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. |
and Jotham lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Ahaz his son in his stead. |
