Context 4Moreover, he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills. 5He fought also with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed over them so that the Ammonites gave him during that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat and ten thousand of barley. The Ammonites also paid him this amount in the second and in the third year. 6So Jotham became mighty because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God. 7Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, even all his wars and his acts, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Ahaz his son became king in his place. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionMoreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. Douay-Rheims Bible Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests. Darby Bible Translation And he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. English Revised Version Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. Webster's Bible Translation Moreover, he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. World English Bible Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. Young's Literal Translation and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers. Library Jotham'So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.'--2 CHRON. xxvii 6. This King Jotham is one of the obscurer of the Jewish monarchs, and we know next to nothing about him. The most memorable event in his reign is that 'in the year when King Uzziah,' his father, 'died,' and consequently in Jotham's first year, Isaiah saw the Lord sitting in the Temple on the empty throne, and had the lips which were to utter so many immortal words touched with fire from the altar. Whether … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Chronicles Links 2 Chronicles 27:4 NIV • 2 Chronicles 27:4 NLT • 2 Chronicles 27:4 ESV • 2 Chronicles 27:4 NASB • 2 Chronicles 27:4 KJV • 2 Chronicles 27:4 Bible Apps • 2 Chronicles 27:4 Parallel • Bible Hub |