Joathan a godly king, 5. prevaileth in battle against the Ammonites. 7. dieth, and his son Achaz succeedeth.Ioathan a godlie king, 5. preuaileth in battel against the Ammonites. 7. dieth, and his sonne Achaz succedeth.✦
Five and twenty years old was Joathan when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa the daughter of Sadoc.FIVE and twentie yeares old was Ioathan when he began to reigne, and he reigned sixtene yeares in Ierusalem: the name of his mother was Ierusa the daugter of Sadoc.Viginti quinque annorum erat Joatham cum regnare cœpisset, et sedecim annis regnavit in Jerusalem : nomen matris ejus Jerusa filia Sadoc.
2And he did that which was right before our Lord, according to all things, which Ozias his father had done, excepto: except that he entered not into the temple of our Lord, and as yet the people did sin.And he did that which was right before our Lord, according to al thinges, which Ozias his father had done, sauing that he entered not into the temple of our Lord, and as yet the people did sinne.✦Fecitque quod rectum erat coram Domino, juxta omnia quæ fecerat Ozias pater suus, excepto quod non est ingressus templum Domini : et adhuc populus delinquebat.
3He built the high gate of the house of our Lord, and in the wall of Ophel he built many things.He built the high gate of the house of our Lord, and in the wal of Ophel he built manie thinges.✦Ipse ædificavit portam domus Domini excelsam, et in muro Ophel multa construxit.
4Cities also he built in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.Cities also he built in the mountaynes of Iuda, and castelles and towres in the forrestes.Urbes quoque ædificavit in montibus Juda, et in saltibus castella et turres.
5He fought against the king of the children of Ammon, and overcame them, and the children of Ammon gave him at that time an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand coros: a measure of dry capacity of wheat, and as many cores of barley: the children of Ammon gave him these things in the second and third year.He fought agaynst the king of the children of Ammon, and ouercame them, and the children of Ammon gaue him at that time an hundred talentes of siluer, and tenne thousand cores of wheate, and as manie cores of barley: the children of Ammon gaue him these thinges in the second and third yeare.Ipse pugnavit contra regem filiorum Ammon, et vicit eos, dederuntque ei filii Ammon in tempore illo centum talenta argenti, et decem millia coros tritici, ac totidem coros hordei : hæc ei præbuerunt filii Ammon in anno secundo et tertio.
6And Joathan was strengthened, because he had directed his ways before our Lord his God.And Ioathan was strengthened, because he had directed his waies before our Lord his God.Corroboratusque est Joatham, eo quod direxisset vias suas coram Domino Deo suo.
7But the rest of the words of Joathan, and all his battles, and works, are written in the Book of the kings of Israel and Juda.But the rest of the wordes of Ioathan, and al his battels, and workes, are writen in the Booke of the kinges of Israel and Iuda.Reliqua autem sermonum Joatham, et omnes pugnæ ejus et opera, scripta sunt in libro regum Israël et Juda.
8He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.He was fiue and twentie yeares old when he began to reigne, and he reigned sixtene yeares in Ierusalem.Viginti quinque annorum erat cum regnare cœpisset, et sedecim annis regnavit in Jerusalem.
9And Joathan slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David: and Achaz his son reigned for him.And Ioathan slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the Citie of Dauid: and Achaz his sonne reigned for him.Dormivitque Joatham cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in civitate David : et regnavit Achaz filius ejus pro eo.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.