Jotham

Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was a king of Judah who reigned for sixteen years.

The name Jotham means “the perfection of the Lord”

MaleKingTribe of JudahDivided Monarchy eraOld & New Testaments7 books29 verses

Summary

A king of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2 Kings 15:5; referred to as Jotham (יוֹתָם) or Jotham (Ἰωάθαμ); a son of Uzziah and Jerusha; father of Ahaz.

Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Jotham Joatham

Family members

Father

Uzziah

Mother

Jerusha

Children

Ahaz

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 9 verses that refer to Jotham without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
  2. And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
  3. Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
  4. In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
  5. 2 Kings 15:33Referred to, not named
    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.
  6. 2 Kings 15:34Referred to, not named
    And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done.
  7. 2 Kings 15:35Referred to, not named
    Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there. Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.
  8. As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  9. And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
  10. In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
  11. Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
  12. 1 Chronicles 3:13Referred to, not named
    Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
  13. All of them were recorded in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 2 Chronicles 27:2Referred to, not named
    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.
  18. 2 Chronicles 27:3Referred to, not named
    Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel.
  19. 2 Chronicles 27:4Referred to, not named
    He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
  20. 2 Chronicles 27:5Referred to, not named
    Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
  21. So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.
  22. As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with all his wars and his ways, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
  23. 2 Chronicles 27:8Referred to, not named
    He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
  24. And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.
  25. 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.
  26. Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
  27. 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.
  28. 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:
  29. Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.