5. Jotham went to war against the king of Ammon. He won the battle over the people of Ammon. That year they paid Jotham almost four tons of silver. They paid him 62,000 bushels of wheat and 62,000 bushels of barley. They also brought him the same amount in the second and third years.
6. Jotham became powerful. That's because he had worshiped the Lord his God with all his heart.
7. The other events of Jotham's rule are written down. That includes all of his wars and the other things he did. All of those things are written in the records of the kings of Israel and Judah.
8. Jotham was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 16 years.