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2 Chronicles 27:9

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Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Ammon was Israel’s Transjordanian neighbor, subdued by Jotham and made tributary in the surrounding account. Jerusalem, Judah’s capital, included the City of David and the Ophel, the fortified ridge south and north of the temple area; Jotham’s burial there marked his royal Davidic succession.

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2 Chronicles 27:9 mentions Ammon, City of David, Jerusalem and Ophel.

Ammon · Berthold Werner
City of David · Avraham Graicer
Jerusalem · Godot13
Ophel · Joe Freeman

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