Jotham

Person c. 735 BC Chronological estimate ⓘ Open in tree

King of Judah, son of King Uzziah [Azariah_3] (2KI 15:30)

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Names

en Jotham
the perfection of the Lord
en Joatham · Also called
same as Jotham
en Jotham · Also called · H3147 G2488 · 2KI 15:5
y-h-v-h will complete
en King of Judah · Title · H4428, H3063 G935, G2492a · 2KI 15:32
king of Judah
he יוֹתָם yotam · H3147 · 2KI 15:5
y-h-v-h will complete
he מֶלֶך יְהוּדָה melek yəhudah · Title · H4428, H3063 · 2KI 15:32
king of Judah
el Ιωαθαμ Iōatham · G2488 · 2KI 15:5
el Ἰωάθαμ · G2488
el βασιλέως Ιουδα basiléōs Iouda · Title · G935, G2492a · 2KI 15:32
king [of] Judah
bg Йотам

Birth

2 Kgs 15:33

Death

2 Kgs 15:38

Mentioned in (20)

2 Kgs 15:5 2 Kgs 15:7 2 Kgs 15:30 2 Kgs 15:32 2 Kgs 15:36 2 Kgs 15:38 2 Kgs 16:1 1 Chr 3:12 1 Chr 5:17 2 Chr 26:21 2 Chr 26:23 2 Chr 27:1 2 Chr 27:6 2 Chr 27:7 2 Chr 27:9 Isa 1:1 Isa 7:1 Hos 1:1 Mic 1:1 Matt 1:9

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Age · ≈ 41

Calculated from Scripture · Calculated from the years stated in the verses. Chronological estimates and co-regencies can produce different absolute dates.

25 + 16 = 41

2KI 15:33 2KI 15:38

Source calculation and assumptions

The year of Jotham_2's birth is the year his reign began (3212) - his age when his reign began (25) = 3187

The year of Jotham_2's death (3231) is the year his reign ended = 3231

Dates and sources (9)

Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.

Birth BibleData Alternative estimate

BibleData BCE year: 775 → ≈ 775 BC

2KI 15:33

Jotham’s selected birth−817 is before his father Uzziah’s birth−808. The raw 25-years-before-accession calculation is a relative chronology that cannot be combined with that paternalTGanchor.
2KI 15:33 2KI 15:7

Source record and calculation

Birth_Jotham_2 · bce_year

bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 363

The year of Jotham_2's birth is the year his reign began (3212) - his age when his reign began (25) = 3187

SHA-256: d74f4f2351ff162660b123842e9a62916a45b49fa7a8d6025160a202ba070114
Birth BibleData Alternative estimate

AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 3187 → ≈ 818 BC

2KI 15:33

Jotham’s selected birth−817 is before his father Uzziah’s birth−808. The raw 25-years-before-accession calculation is a relative chronology that cannot be combined with that paternalTGanchor.
2KI 15:33 2KI 15:7

Source record and calculation

Birth_Jotham_2 · event_year_ah

bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 363

The year of Jotham_2's birth is the year his reign began (3212) - his age when his reign began (25) = 3187

SHA-256: d74f4f2351ff162660b123842e9a62916a45b49fa7a8d6025160a202ba070114
Birth BibleData Alternative estimate

AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 3187 → ≈ 818 BC

2KI 15:33

Source record and calculation

Life_of_Jotham_2 · start_year_ah

bibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv · record 119

The year of Jotham_2's birth is the year his reign began (3212) - his age when his reign began (25) = 3187

SHA-256: 65448a8976a45c5dffdf7f0a8b8ceabecd8244b9297fb0e01cce90a617f545e2
Death Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verification

Theographic signed year: -734 · Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.

Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 20

2Kgs.15.5 2Kgs.15.7 2Kgs.15.30 2Kgs.15.32 2Kgs.15.36 2Kgs.15.38 2Kgs.16.1 1Chr.3.12 1Chr.5.17 2Chr.26.21 2Chr.26.23 2Chr.27.1 2Chr.27.6 2Chr.27.7 2Chr.27.9 Isa.1.1 Isa.7.1 Hos.1.1 Mic.1.1 Matt.1.9

Source record and calculation

jotham_1735 · deathYear

theographic/People.csv · record 1723

SHA-256: 6e3582af0cc3121ec37339bc4e695546937fd0c744fc1c38dbadd2687f86fbfe
Death BibleData Alternative estimate

BibleData BCE year: 731 → ≈ 731 BC

2KI 15:38

The event age is chronology-derived and differs from the approximate sum from Scripture.
2KI 15:33 2KI 15:38

Source record and calculation

Death_Jotham_2 · bce_year

bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 402

The year of Jotham_2's death (3231) is the year his reign ended = 3231

*HYPOTHESIS: Jotham's death occurred when his reign ended [Ussher date p77]

SHA-256: 49a87c82cf790770498919b185c4601ea2ad33a712f332d7a3a3d8a3e5f3b373
Death BibleData Alternative estimate

AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 3231 → ≈ 774 BC

2KI 15:38

The event age is chronology-derived and differs from the approximate sum from Scripture.
2KI 15:33 2KI 15:38

Source record and calculation

Death_Jotham_2 · event_year_ah

bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 402

The year of Jotham_2's death (3231) is the year his reign ended = 3231

*HYPOTHESIS: Jotham's death occurred when his reign ended [Ussher date p77]

SHA-256: 49a87c82cf790770498919b185c4601ea2ad33a712f332d7a3a3d8a3e5f3b373
Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversion

Ussher AM: 3262 · No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.

2KI 15:38

The event age is chronology-derived and differs from the approximate sum from Scripture.
2KI 15:33 2KI 15:38

Source record and calculation

Death_Jotham_2 · ussher_am_year

bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 402

The year of Jotham_2's death (3231) is the year his reign ended = 3231

*HYPOTHESIS: Jotham's death occurred when his reign ended [Ussher date p77]

SHA-256: 49a87c82cf790770498919b185c4601ea2ad33a712f332d7a3a3d8a3e5f3b373
Death BibleData Alternative estimate

Ussher BCE year: 742 → ≈ 742 BC

2KI 15:38

The event age is chronology-derived and differs from the approximate sum from Scripture.
2KI 15:33 2KI 15:38

Source record and calculation

Death_Jotham_2 · ussher_bce_year

bibledata/BibleData-Event.csv · record 402

The year of Jotham_2's death (3231) is the year his reign ended = 3231

*HYPOTHESIS: Jotham's death occurred when his reign ended [Ussher date p77]

SHA-256: 49a87c82cf790770498919b185c4601ea2ad33a712f332d7a3a3d8a3e5f3b373
Death BibleData Alternative estimate

AH with conditional Ussher anchor: 3231 → ≈ 774 BC

2KI 15:38

The raw period differs from the stated accession age plus regnal years. The sum is an approximate scriptural age, not an exact date.
2KI 15:33 2KI 15:38

Source record and calculation

Life_of_Jotham_2 · end_year_ah

bibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv · record 119

The year of Jotham_2's death (3231) is the year his reign ended = 3231

SHA-256: 65448a8976a45c5dffdf7f0a8b8ceabecd8244b9297fb0e01cce90a617f545e2

Conditional birth estimate

Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.

The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.

Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.

Relative / anchor year	Generations	Conditional interval
Amaziah · 826 BC Ancestor	2 20–45 years per generation	c. 786 BC – 736 BC
Joash · 845 BC Ancestor	3 20–45 years per generation	c. 785 BC – 710 BC
Jehoshaphat · 949 BC Ancestor	6 20–45 years per generation	c. 829 BC – 679 BC
Solomon · 1036 BC Ancestor	10 20–45 years per generation	c. 836 BC – 586 BC
David · 1086 BC Ancestor	11 20–45 years per generation	c. 866 BC – 591 BC
Absalom · 1051 BC Ancestor	11 20–45 years per generation	c. 831 BC – 556 BC
Ruth · 1116 BC Ancestor	14 20–45 years per generation	c. 836 BC – 486 BC
Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor	20 20–45 years per generation	c. 1322 BC – 822 BC
Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor	22 20–45 years per generation	c. 1395 BC – 845 BC
Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor	23 20–45 years per generation	c. 1435 BC – 860 BC
Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor	23 20–45 years per generation	c. 1416 BC – 841 BC
Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor	24 20–45 years per generation	c. 1515 BC – 915 BC
Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor	24 20–45 years per generation	c. 1505 BC – 905 BC
Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor	25 25–130 years per generation	c. 1500 BC – AD 1126
Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor	26 25–130 years per generation	c. 1506 BC – AD 1225
Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor	26 25–130 years per generation	c. 1406 BC – AD 1325
Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor	27 25–130 years per generation	c. 1511 BC – AD 1325
Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor	28 25–130 years per generation	c. 1518 BC – AD 1423
Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor	29 25–130 years per generation	c. 1523 BC – AD 1523
Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor	30 25–130 years per generation	c. 1532 BC – AD 1619
Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor	31 25–130 years per generation	c. 1537 BC – AD 1719
Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor	33 25–130 years per generation	c. 1522 BC – AD 1944
Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor	34 25–130 years per generation	c. 1597 BC – AD 1974
Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor	35 25–130 years per generation	c. 2073 BC – AD 1603
Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor	36 25–130 years per generation	c. 2230 BC – AD 1551
Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor	37 25–130 years per generation	c. 2392 BC – AD 1494
Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor	38 25–130 years per generation	c. 2432 BC – AD 1559
Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor	39 25–130 years per generation	c. 2569 BC – AD 1527
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor	40 25–130 years per generation	c. 2609 BC – AD 1592
Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor	41 25–130 years per generation	c. 2654 BC – AD 1652
Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor	41 25–130 years per generation	c. 2979 BC – AD 1327
Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor	42 25–130 years per generation	c. 2719 BC – AD 1692
Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor	42 25–130 years per generation	c. 2954 BC – AD 1457
Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor	42 25–130 years per generation	c. 2955 BC – AD 1456
Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor	43 25–130 years per generation	c. 2799 BC – AD 1717
Hezekiah · 742 BC Descendant	2 20–45 years per generation	c. 832 BC – 782 BC
Josiah · 649 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 874 BC – 749 BC
Jehoahaz · 633 BC Descendant	6 20–45 years per generation	c. 903 BC – 753 BC
Jehoiakim · 635 BC Descendant	6 20–45 years per generation	c. 905 BC – 755 BC
Zedekiah · 629 BC Descendant	6 20–45 years per generation	c. 899 BC – 749 BC
Jehoiachin · 617 BC Descendant	7 20–45 years per generation	c. 932 BC – 757 BC
Jesus Christ · 5 BC Descendant	20 20–45 years per generation	c. 905 BC – 405 BC

Family of origin

Father: Uzziah (≈ 68)
Mother: Jerushah

One-parent family

Son: Ahaz (≈ 36)

Belonged to (2)

Took part in (1)

Reign of Jotham · c. 758 BC – 742 BC

Was born in (1)

Jerusalem

Died in (1)

Jerusalem · c. 735 BC

Held the office of (1)

King · The reign of Jotham · c. 793 BC – 778 BC

Jotham Summary STEPBible TIPNR

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

Jotham Article STEPBible TIPNR

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).

Jotham 2 Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

The son and successor of Uzziah on the throne of Judah. As during his last years Uzziah was excluded from public life on account of his leprosy, his son, then twenty-five years of age, administered for seven years the affairs of the kingdom in his father’s stead (2 Chr. 26:21, 23; 27:1). After his father’s death he became sole monarch, and reigned for sixteen years (B.C. 759-743). He ruled in the fear of God, and his reign was prosperous. He was contemporary with the prophets Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah, by whose ministrations he profited. He was buried in the sepulchre of the kings, greatly lamented by the people (2 Kings 15:38; 2 Chr. 27:7-9).

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Jotham_2) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Jotham@2Ki.15.5-Mat) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, jotham_1735)

Jotham

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Age · ≈ 41

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