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Jotham did what the Lord said was right. He obeyed God just as his father Uzziah had done. But Jotham did not enter the Temple of the Lord to burn incense as his father had. But the people continued doing wrong. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Temple of the Lord. He did much building on the wall at the place named Ophel. He also built towns in the hill country of Judah. And he built walled cities and towers in the forests.

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He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Uzziah had done, but unlike him he did not enter the temple of the Lord. The people, however, continued their corrupt practices. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the Lord and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel.(A) He built towns in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers in the wooded areas.

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