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2 Chronicles 27

Highlighted words differ from the KJV. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    KJVJotham 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.
    WEBJotham 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.
  2. 2
    KJVAnd 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.
    WEBHe did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into Yahweh’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.
  3. 3
    KJVHe built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
    WEBHe built the upper gate of Yahweh’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.
  4. 4
    KJVMoreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
    WEBMoreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.
  5. 5
    KJVHe 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.
    WEBHe also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third.
  6. 6
    KJVSo Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
    WEBSo Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Yahweh his God.
  7. 7
    KJVNow 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.
    WEBNow the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
  8. 8
    KJVHe was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
    WEBHe was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
  9. 9
    KJVAnd Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
    WEBJotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
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