seekeroftruth
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2 Chronicles 27:1 Jotham 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 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. 3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple of the Lord and did extensive work on the wall at the hill of Ophel. 4 He built towns in the hill country of Judah and forts and towers in the wooded areas.
5 Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents[a] of silver, ten thousand cors(b) of wheat and ten thousand cors[c] of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.
6 Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the Lord his God.
7 The other events in Jotham’s reign, including all his wars and the other things he did, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.9 Jotham rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Ahaz his son succeeded him as king.
a, 2 Chronicles 27:5 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
b. 2 Chronicles 27:5 That is, probably about 1,800 tons or about 1,600 metric tons of wheat
b. 2 Chronicles 27:5 That is, probably about 1,500 tons or about 1,350 metric tons of barley
A couple things came to mind when I opened this chapter.
First of all.... I think it's boring.... this guy did exactly what he was supposed to do and now I'm complaining that he's boring. If he wasn't related to David and Jesus.... he wouldn't have made in the Bible. He's the average guy.....
Second.... I thought of those games like Kingdoms of Camelot on facebook. He built farmland and towns..... He was the average guy....
This is from the easy English site.
Jotham ruled for 16 years from about 751 BC to 735 BC. He ruled in Jerusalem. His father Uzziah died in about 738 BC. So, for 13 of his 16 years he ruled with his father. He was 25 years old when he began to rule. His mother was the daughter of Zadok. Probably Zadok was a descendant of the famous priest with the same name (2 Samuel 8:17).
Jotham was loyal to the LORD as his father had been. But he did not go into the holy place or burn incense. The people continued to sacrifice and to burn incense at the worship places (2 Kings 15:35). Uzziah and Jotham did not try to remove those places.
The Upper Gate, which Jotham built again, was on the north side of the temple (Ezekiel 9:2). The wall of Ophel was to the south and east of the temple. It was between the Kidron Valley and the Tyropoeon Valley. Jotham repaired the wall of the city that was in that area.
In many parts of Judah, Jotham built castles and other buildings for the defence of his kingdom. The agreement between the kings of Israel and Aram may have been the reason for this work (2 Kings 15:37).
Uzziah had control over Ammon. It seems that they tried to get free from the control of Jotham. So, Jotham fought with them and he defeated them. Then for three years, the people in Ammon paid a tax to Jotham. That tax included about three and three quarter tons of silver. And they gave to him wheat and barley in volume about 575 000 gallons (2200 kilolitres) of each.
Jotham involved himself in several wars. There is now no record of any of them except against the people from Ammon. There is a note that in those days Israel and Aram came against Judah (2 Kings 15:37). That may have been at the end of Jotham’s life. But he was powerful in all these wars because he obeyed the LORD.
The record of all that he did was in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. Jotham died and they buried him in David’s city. Then his son Ahaz became king.
Yep.... the whole chapter reminds me of playing that video game.... only for Jotham.... it was real life. Apparently he won his game because it says he was prosperous and it doesn't say he was lanced while riding a chariot as it did with other kings of Judah. He didn't get stuck by the hair in a tree as Absolom, David's son did. He was a average guy..... building his kingdom for God..... He's in the Bible because he's in the line between King David and King Jesus. Other than that.... King Jotham was just the average guy.... doing what would become a video game.... only in real life.....Guess he's the average gamer.... no?
