Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageHe was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GHe was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Yerushalayim.
KJV
King James VersionHe was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleHe was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
Footnotes
This verse repeats the regnal formula of verse 1 almost verbatim—a deliberate Chronicler's bracketing technique. The repetition creates a literary frame around Jotham's reign, sealing it as a complete, self-contained unit. In a book deeply concerned with Davidic dynasty and dynastic faithfulness, such framing signals that this king's reign was whole: no catastrophic fall, no unfinished business, no divine judgment interrupting the narrative.
