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| 1 | Jotham 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. | Jotham était âgé de vingt-cinq ans quand il devint roi, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem. Sa mère s'appelait Jérusha, fille de Tsadok. | Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok. |
| 2 | And 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. | Il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l'Éternel, tout comme Ozias, son père, avait fait; seulement il n'entra pas dans le temple de l'Éternel; néanmoins le peuple se corrompait encore. | And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Uzziah had done: howbeit he entered not into the temple of Jehovah. And the people did yet corruptly. |
| 3 | He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. | Ce fut lui qui bâtit la porte supérieure de la maison de l'Éternel, et il bâtit beaucoup à la muraille d'Ophel. | He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. |
| 4 | Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. | Il bâtit des villes dans la montagne de Juda, et des châteaux, et des tours dans les forêts. | Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. |
| 5 | He 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. | Il fut en guerre avec le roi des enfants d'Ammon, et fut le plus fort; et cette année-là, les enfants d'Ammon lui donnèrent cent talents d'argent, dix mille cores de froment, et dix mille d'orge. Les enfants d'Ammon lui en donnèrent autant la seconde et la troisième année. | He fought also with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon render unto him, in the second year also, and in the third. |
| 6 | So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. | Jotham devint donc très puissant, parce qu'il avait affermi ses voies devant l'Éternel, son Dieu. | So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before Jehovah his God. |
| 7 | Now 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. | Le reste des actions de Jotham, toutes ses guerres, et sa conduite, voici, toutes ces choses sont écrites au livre des rois d'Israël et de Juda. | Now 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 | He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. | Il était âgé de vingt-cinq ans quand il devint roi, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem. | He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. |
| 9 | And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. | Puis Jotham s'endormit avec ses pères, et on l'ensevelit dans la cité de David; et Achaz, son fils, régna à sa place. | And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. |
