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His mother&#8217s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jotham <i>was</i> twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also <i>was</i> Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jotham <i>was</i> twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name <i>was</i> Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother&#8217s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother&#8217s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jotham was 25 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. Jerushah his mother was the daughter of Zadok. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jotham was 25 years old when he began to rule. He ruled for 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jotham was 25 years old when he began his reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Zadok's daughter Jerusha. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother?s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jotham [is] a son of twenty-five years in his reigning, and he has reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Jerushah daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A son of twenty and five years is Jotham in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Jerushah daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The son of twenty and five years was Jotham in his reigning, and sixteen years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Joatham was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa the daughter of Sadoc. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha, daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />JOTHAM was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Yutham was a son of twenty and five years when he ascended in the kingdom, and sixteen years he reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother: Yerusha, daughter of Tsadoq.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Joatham <i>was</i> twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name <i>was</i> Jerusa, daughter of Sadoc.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=6806" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/27.htm">Jotham Reigns in Judah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3147.htm" title="3147: yō·w·ṯām (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is perfect, three Isr. From Yhovah and tam; Jehovah perfect; Jotham, the name of three Israelites.">Jotham</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">was twenty-five</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: wə·ḥā·mêš (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">years old</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: bə·mā·lə·ḵōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">when he became king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and he reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: bî·rū·šā·lim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">in Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: wə·šêš- (Conj-w:: Number-fs) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">sixteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">His mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: wə·šêm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">name</a> <a href="/hebrew/3388.htm" title="3388: yə·rū·šāh (N-proper-fs) -- Or Yaruwshah feminine passive participle of yarash; possessed; Jerusha or Jerushah, as Israelitess.">was Jerushah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6659.htm" title="6659: ṣā·ḏō·wq (N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr. From tsadaq; just; Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites.">of Zadok.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">2 Kings 15:32-38</a></span><br />In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah. / He 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. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-21.htm">2 Chronicles 26:21-23</a></span><br />So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land. / As for the rest of the acts of Uzziah, from beginning to end, they are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. / And Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings, for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-9.htm">Matthew 1:9</a></span><br />Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">2 Kings 16:1-2</a></span><br />In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah. / Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-1.htm">2 Chronicles 28:1</a></span><br />Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Hosea 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-1.htm">Micah 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1-7</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah. / He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">2 Chronicles 26:1-5</a></span><br />All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. / Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers. / Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">2 Kings 14:21</a></span><br />Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-21.htm">2 Chronicles 25:21-24</a></span><br />So Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah. / And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home. / There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-34.htm">2 Kings 15:34</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-4.htm">2 Chronicles 26:4</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-3.htm">2 Kings 15:3</a></span><br />And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">Joatham </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/25-18.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-13.htm">Five</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-15.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-33.htm">Jerusha</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-23.htm">Jotham</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-3.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-3.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-23.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-23.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-3.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-3.htm">Sixteen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-1.htm">Twenty-Five</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-22.htm">Zadok</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-8.htm">Five</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-8.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-33.htm">Jerusha</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-3.htm">Jotham</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-7.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-8.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-8.htm">Reigning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-8.htm">Sixteen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-8.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-8.htm">Twenty-Five</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-10.htm">Zadok</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">Jotham Reigns in Judah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king</b><br>Jotham's ascension to the throne at the age of twenty-five marks a period of transition in the Kingdom of Judah. His father, Uzziah, had been struck with leprosy and was isolated, which likely prepared Jotham for leadership. This age suggests a level of maturity and readiness for governance, as he would have been involved in royal duties prior to his reign. The age of twenty-five is significant in biblical terms, often associated with the beginning of priestly service (<a href="/numbers/8-24.htm">Numbers 8:24</a>), indicating a time of readiness and responsibility.<p><b>and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years</b><br>Jotham's reign in Jerusalem, the political and spiritual center of Judah, lasted sixteen years. This period was marked by relative stability and prosperity, as Jotham followed in the ways of his father Uzziah, but without his father's transgressions (<a href="/2_chronicles/27-2.htm">2 Chronicles 27:2</a>). Jerusalem, as the city of David, held great significance as the location of the Temple, the center of worship for the Israelites. Jotham's reign is noted for his construction projects, including the building of the Upper Gate of the Temple (<a href="/2_chronicles/27-3.htm">2 Chronicles 27:3</a>), which reflects his commitment to strengthening the nation's religious and military infrastructure.<p><b>His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok</b><br>The mention of Jotham's mother, Jerushah, and her lineage highlights the importance of maternal influence and heritage in the biblical narrative. Jerushah, meaning "possessed" or "married," was the daughter of Zadok, a name associated with righteousness and priestly lineage. This connection to Zadok may imply a heritage of faithfulness and adherence to God's laws, which could have influenced Jotham's own piety and governance. The inclusion of maternal lineage in the biblical text underscores the role of women in shaping the spiritual and moral character of their children, even in a patriarchal society.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jotham.htm">Jotham</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, Jotham was the king of Judah. He is noted for his righteous reign and is a descendant of David, continuing the Davidic line.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where Jotham reigned. It holds significant religious and political importance as the center of Jewish worship and governance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerushah.htm">Jerushah</a></b><br>Jotham's mother, identified as the daughter of Zadok. Her mention highlights the importance of maternal lineage and influence in the biblical account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zadok.htm">Zadok</a></b><br>Although not much is detailed about him in this verse, Zadok is a name associated with priestly lineage, suggesting a heritage of faith and religious duty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Jotham's reign is characterized by righteousness, which underscores the impact of godly leadership on a nation. Leaders today are called to uphold integrity and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_of_family_heritage.htm">Influence of Family Heritage</a></b><br>The mention of Jerushah and Zadok highlights the influence of family and heritage. Believers are encouraged to honor their spiritual heritage and pass on faith to future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a></b><br>Despite the challenges of his time, Jotham remained faithful. This teaches us to remain steadfast in our faith, even when faced with societal pressures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>The ministries of Isaiah and Micah during Jotham's reign remind us of the importance of heeding prophetic voices that call us back to God's ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_27_1-2_say_jotham_was_faithful.htm">How can 2 Chronicles 27:1–2 claim Jotham faithfully followed God if “the high places” were not removed, suggesting partial disobedience? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chron._27_omit_jotham's_conflicts.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 27 omit details about Jotham’s conflicts found in 2 Kings, raising doubts about the reliability of both accounts? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_jotham's_might_uncorroborated.htm">If 2 Chronicles 27:6 asserts Jotham “became mighty” through obedience to God, why is there little to no external corroboration of his fame or influence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_jotham_of_judah.htm">Who was King Jotham of Judah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XXVII.<p>REIGN OF JOTHAM.</span> (Comp. <a href="/context/2_kings/15-32.htm" title="In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.">2Kings 15:32-38</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">LENGTH AND CHARACTER OF THE REIGN.<p>PUBLIC WORKS</span> (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/27-1.htm" title="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.">2Chronicles 27:1-4</a>).<p>(1) <span class= "bld">Jotham was twenty and five years old.</span>--Word for word as <a href="/2_kings/15-33.htm" title="Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.">2Kings 15:33</a>, only adding <span class= "ital">Jotham.</span><p><span class= "bld">Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.</span>--Perhaps the high priest Zadok of <a href="/1_chronicles/6-12.htm" title="And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,">1Chronicles 6:12</a>. (Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/22-11.htm" title="But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.">2Chronicles 22:11</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jerushah</span>. This name in the parallel is spelt with a final <span class="accented">aleph</span> instead of <span class="accented">he.</span> Nothing else is known of Jerushah, nor of her father <span class="cmt_word">Zadok</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Jotham</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹתָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3147.htm">Strong's 3147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jotham -- 'the LORD is perfect', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was twenty-five</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֨ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years old</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when he became king,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mā·lə·ḵōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he reigned</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(bî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sixteen</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֵׁשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šêš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His mother’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">name</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֵׁ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was Jerushah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3388.htm">Strong's 3388: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusha -- 'taken possession of', mother of King Jotham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Zadok.</span><br /><span class="heb">צָדֽוֹק׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·ḏō·wq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6659.htm">Strong's 6659: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zadok -- the name of several Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 27:1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 26:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 26:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/27-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 27:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 27:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>