Chapter 27

27:1 [hgb]  约 坦 登 基 的 时 候 年 二 十 五 岁 ， 在 耶 路 撒 冷 作 王 十 六 年 ， 他 母 亲 名 叫 耶 路 沙 ， 是 撒 督 的 女 儿 。
    [kjv]  Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign¹, and he reigned² sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
    [bbe]  Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years; and his mother's name was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
27:2 [hgb]  约 坦 行 耶 和 华 眼 中 看 为 正 的 事 ， 效 法 他 父 乌 西 雅 一 切 所 行 的 ， 只 是 不 入 耶 和 华 的 殿 。 百 姓 还 行 邪 僻 的 事 。
    [kjv]  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 corruptly³.
    [bbe]  He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Uzziah had done; but he did not go into the Temple of the Lord. And the people still went on in their evil ways.
27:3 [hgb]  约 坦 建 立 耶 和 华 殿 的 上 门 ， 在 俄 斐 勒 城 上 多 有 建 造 ，
    [kjv]  He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
    [bbe]  He put up the higher doorway⁴ of the house of the Lord, and did much building on the wall of the Ophel.
27:4 [hgb]  又 在 犹 大 山 地 建 造 城 邑 ， 在 树 林 中 建 筑 营 寨 和 高 楼 。
    [kjv]  Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.
    [bbe]  In addition, he made towns in the hill-country of Judah, and strong buildings and towers in the woodlands.
27:5 [hgb]  约 坦 与 亚 扪 人 的 王 打 仗 胜 了 他 们 ， 当 年 他 们 进 贡 银 一 百 他 连 得 ， 小 麦 一 万 歌 珥 ， 大 麦 一 万 歌 珥 。 第 二 年 ， 第 三 年 也 是 这 样 。
    [kjv]  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 barley⁵. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.
    [bbe]  He went to war with the king of the children of Ammon and overcame them. That year, the children of Ammon gave him a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of grain and ten thousand measures of barley. And the children of Ammon gave him the same amount the second year and the third.
27:6 [hgb]  约 坦 在 耶 和 华 他 神 面 前 行 正 道 ， 以 致 日 渐 强 盛 。
    [kjv]  So Jotham became mighty⁶, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
    [bbe]  So Jotham became strong, because in all his ways he made the Lord his guide.
27:7 [hgb]  约 坦 其 余 的 事 和 一 切 争 战 ， 并 他 的 行 为 ， 都 写 在 以 色 列 和 犹 大 列 王 记 上 。
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
27:8 [hgb]  他 登 基 的 时 候 年 二 十 五 岁 ， 在 耶 路 撒 冷 作 王 十 六 年 。
    [kjv]  He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
    [bbe]  He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years.
27:9 [hgb]  约 坦 与 他 列 祖 同 睡 ， 葬 在 大 卫 城 里 。 他 儿 子 亚 哈 斯 接 续 他 作 王 。
    [kjv]  And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
    [bbe]  And Jotham went to rest with his fathers, and they put his body into the earth in the town of David; and Ahaz his son became king in his place.

1 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

2 reigned   

vi.当政，统治（reign的过去式形式）

参考例句：

• Silence reigned in the hall. 全场肃静。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Night was deep and dead silence reigned everywhere. 夜深人静，一片死寂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 corruptly   

腐败（堕落）地，可被收买的

参考例句：

• Ah sinful nation a people a seed of evil-doers, children that deal corruptly! 这作恶犯罪的国家，这邪恶败坏的人民，你们要遭殃了！
• Alas, sinful nation, People weighed down with iniquity, Offspring of evildoers, Sons who act corruptly! 犯罪的国民，担着罪孽的百姓，行恶的种类，败坏的儿女。

4 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

5 barley   

n.大麦，大麦粒

参考例句：

• They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
• He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。

6 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。