Jotāma valdīšana
(2Ķēn 15:32–38)1 Jotāms sāka valdīt divdesmit piecu gadu vecumā, viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē sešpadsmit gadus. Viņa mātes vārds bija Jerūša, Cādoka meita. 2 Viņš darīja to, kas tīkams Kungam, kā bija darījis viņa tēvs Uzijāhu, bet viņš negāja Kunga svētnīcā. Bet tauta vēl aizvien bija atkritusi. 3 Viņš uzcēla Kunga nama Augšējos vārtus un daudzas celtnes pie Ofela mūra. 4 Jūdas kalnos viņš cēla pilsētas, bet meža pakalnos viņš cēla cietokšņus un torņus. 5 Viņš karoja ar amoniešu ķēniņu un pieveica to, tāpēc amonieši togad viņam deva tūkstoš sudraba gabalus un desmittūkstoš koras kviešu, tikpat daudz amonieši viņam pienesa arī nākamajā un aiznākamajā gadā. 6 Jotāms kļuva varens, jo viņa gaitas ritēja Kunga, viņa Dieva, priekšā.
7 Pārējie Jotāma darbi, visi viņa kari un viņa gaitas – redzi, tie ir aprakstīti Israēla un Jūdas ķēniņu grāmatā! 8 Kad viņš sāka valdīt, viņam bija divdesmit pieci gadi, un viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē sešpadsmit gadus. 9 Jotāms apgūlās pie tēviem, un viņu apbedīja Dāvida pilsētā. Pēc tam sāka valdīt viņa dēls Āhāzs.
King Jotham of Judah
(2 Kings 15.32-38)1 Jotham became king at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years. His mother was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2 He did what was pleasing to the Lord, just as his father had done; but unlike his father he did not sin by burning incense in the Temple. The people, however, went on sinning.
3 It was Jotham who built the North Gate of the Temple and did extensive work on the city wall in the area of Jerusalem called Ophel. 4 In the mountains of Judah he built cities, and in the forests he built forts and towers. 5 He fought against the king of Ammon and his army and defeated them. Then he forced the Ammonites to pay him the following tribute each year for three years: four tons of silver, fifty thousand bushels of wheat, and fifty thousand bushels of barley. 6 Jotham grew powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God. 7 The other events of Jotham's reign, his wars, and his policies, are all recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah. 8 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years. 9 He died and was buried in David's City and his son Ahaz succeeded him as king.
