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2 Chronicles

Covers Solomon's reign and the kingdom of Judah's history, emphasizing faithfulness to God.

Chapter 27

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1
KJV: Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
Geneva: Iotham was fiue and twentie yere olde when he began to reigne, and reigned sixteene yeere in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Ierushah the daughter of Zadok.
2
KJV: And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.
Geneva: And hee did vprightly in the sight of the Lorde according to all that his father Vzziah did, saue that hee entred not into the Temple of the Lorde, and the people did yet corrupt their wayes.
3
KJV: He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Geneva: He buylt the hie gate of the house of the Lord, and he buylt very much on the wal of the castle.
4
KJV: Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
Geneva: Moreouer hee buylt cities in the mountaines of Iudah, and in the forests he buylt palaces and towres.
5
KJV: He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
Geneva: And he fought with the King of the children of Ammon, & preuailed against them; the children of Ammon gaue him the same yere an hundreth talents of siluer, and ten thousande measures of wheate, & ten thousand of barley: this did the children of Ammon giue him both in the second yeere and the third.
6
KJV: So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
Geneva: So Iotham became mightie because hee directed his way before the Lord his God.
7
KJV: Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
Geneva: Concerning the rest of the acts of Iotham, & all his warres & his wayes, loe, they are written in the booke of the Kings of Israel, and Iudah.
8
KJV: He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
Geneva: He was fiue and twentie yeere olde when he began to reigne, and reigned sixteene yeere in Ierusalem.
9
KJV: And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
Geneva: And Iotham slept with his fathers, & they buryed him in the citie of Dauid: and Ahaz his sonne reigned in his stead.
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