27Verse 1Jotham was 25 years old when he became the king of Judah. He ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerushah, the daughter of the priest Zadok.Verse 2Jotham did many things that pleased Yahweh like his father Uzziah did. He obeyed Yahweh and did things that are right. He did many things that his father Uzziah had done, but he did not burn incense in the temple, like his father had done. However, the people of Judah continued to sin against Yahweh.Verse 3Jotham’s workers rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple, and they did a lot of work to repair the wall near Ophel Hill.Verse 4They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.Verse 5During the time that Jotham was the king of Judah, his army attacked and defeated the army of the Ammon people-group. Then, every year during the next three years, he required the Anmon people-group to pay to him four tons of silver, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley.Verse 6Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.Verse 7A record of everything else that Jotham did during the time that he was the king, including the wars that his army fought, is written in the scroll called ‘the History of the Kings of Israel and Judah’.Verse 8After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.Verse 9He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king of Judah.