Jotham was twentyand fiveyearsoldwhen he began to reign, and he reignedsixteenyearsin Jerusalem. His mother's namealso was Jerushah, the daughterof Zadok. And he did that which was rightin the sightof the LORD, according to allthathis fatherUzziahdid: howbeithe enterednotintothe templeof the LORD. And the peopledid yet corruptly. Hebuiltthe highgateof the houseof the LORD, and on the wallof Ophelhe builtmuch. Moreover he builtcitiesin the mountainsof Judah, and in the forestshe builtcastlesand towers. Hefoughtalso withthe kingof the Ammonites, and prevailedagainstthem. And the childrenof Ammongavehim the sameyeara hundredtalentsof silver, and tenthousandmeasuresof wheat, and tenthousandof barley. So muchdid the childrenof Ammonpayunto him, both the secondyear, and the third. So Jothambecame mighty, becausehe preparedhis waysbeforethe LORDhis God. Now the restof the actsof Jotham, and allhis wars, and his ways, lo, they are writteninthe bookof the kingsof Israeland Judah. He wasfiveand twentyyearsoldwhen he began to reign, and reignedsixteenyearsin Jerusalem. And Jothamsleptwithhis fathers, and they buriedhim in the cityof David: and Ahazhis sonreignedin his stead.