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Jotham Succeeds Uzziah(A)

27 Jotham was 25 years old when he began his reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Zadok’s daughter Jerusha. He practiced what the Lord considered to be right, just as his father Uzziah had done, even though he did not enter the Temple. Nevertheless, the people continued acting corruptly.

Jotham[a] constructed the Upper Gate of the Lord’s Temple and did extensive work on the wall of Ophel.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 27:3 Lit. He
  2. 2 Chronicles 27:3 I.e. a ridge of hills in Jerusalem fortified for defense of the city