4 He also built towns in the hill country of Judah. He built fortresses and towers in the forests.
5 Jotham also fought against the king of the Ammonites and his army and defeated them. So each year for three years the Ammonites gave Jotham 3 3/4 tons of silver, 62,000 bushels of wheat, and 62,000 bushels of barley.
6 Jotham became powerful because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God.
7 Everything else Jotham did and all his wars are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
8 Jotham was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled 16 years in Jerusalem.
9 Then Jotham died and was buried with his ancestors. The people buried him in the City of David. Jotham’s son Ahaz became king in his place.