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2 Chronicles 27:1

2 Chronicles 27:1 is verse 1 of 2 Chronicles chapter 27, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

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.

Jerushah is a variant of Jerusha; see 2 Kings 15:33.

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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.

World English Bible

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.

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2 Chronicles 27:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 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.

2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.

3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.

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Hebrew words

בֶּן[was] a son of עֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwenty וְחָמֵ֤שׁand five שָׁנָה֙year[s]יוֹתָ֣םJotham בְּמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king he וְשֵׁשׁand six-עֶשְׂרֵ֣הteen שָׁנָ֔הyear[s]מָלַ֖ךְhe reigned בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem וְשֵׁ֣םand [the] name of אִמּ֔וֹmother his יְרוּשָׁ֖ה[was] Jerusha בַּת[the] daughter of צָדֽוֹקZadok

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

2 Kings 15:32
In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.

2 Kings 15:33
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.

2 Kings 15:34
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.

2 Kings 15:35
Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.

2 Kings 15:36
As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

2 Kings 15:37
(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)

2 Kings 15:38
And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.

1 Chronicles 3:12
Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

Isaiah 1:1
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Hosea 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

Micah 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

Matthew 1:9
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

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