2 others in the registry answer to the name Jotham. Every Jotham in the Bible
- verses
- 20
- first named
- 2 Kings 15:5
- last named
- Matthew 1:9
- period
- Divided Monarchy
- tribe
- Judah
Description
Who was Jotham?
Jotham was a king of Judah who reigned for sixteen years, from approximately 750 to 735 BC (2Ki.15.32-33; 2Ch.27.1). He was the son of Uzziah (also known as Azariah) and succeeded him as king (2Ki.15.7; 2Ch.26.23).
Jotham became co-regent with his father Uzziah when Uzziah was struck with leprosy for burning incense in the temple (2Ki.15.5; 2Ch.26.21). After Uzziah's death, Jotham assumed full control of the kingdom (2Ki.15.7; 2Ch.26.23).
During his reign, Jotham is described as doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord, following the example of his father Uzziah (2Ki.15.34; 2Ch.27.2). He rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple and carried out construction projects on the wall at Ophel (2Ch.27.3).
Jotham also successfully waged war against the Ammonites, subjecting them to tribute (2Ch.27.5). He became powerful because he walked steadfastly before the Lord his God (2Ch.27.6).
The prophets Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah prophesied during Jotham's reign (Isa.1.1; Hos.1.1; Mic.1.1). Jotham died and was buried with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Ahaz succeeded him as king (2Ki.15.38; 2Ch.27.7, 9).
Relations
Direct connections
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The pattern
Where Jotham is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
20 verses across 7 of 66 books; 59 write the name nowhere. Named in 2 Kings (7), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (6), Isaiah (2), Hosea (1), Micah (1) and Matthew (1).
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 20, across 7 books. The name is written 21 times in them.
Onward
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Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- 2 Kings 15Jotham governed the palace and the people for his afflicted father Azariah, then reigned in Judah and rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 26Jotham took charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land while Uzziah lived in isolation.
- 2 Chronicles 27Jotham reigned in Jerusalem, repaired its sacred gate and wall, built cities and strongholds, defeated the king of the Ammonites, and was buried in the City of David.
- Isaiah 1Jotham reigned during the time when Isaiah saw the vision.
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