27:8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.
27:9 Jotham passed away 1 and was buried in the City of David. 2 His son Ahaz replaced him as king.
1 tnHeb “lay down with his fathers.”
2 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.