Meaning of the Name Jotham
Jotham is generally taken as combining a short divine element with the Hebrew root 'tam.' The most common sense is therefore 'The LORD is perfect' or 'The LORD is complete.' This is the standard etymological explanation.
Origin
The name Jotham is of Hebrew origin.
Who is Jotham in the Bible?
Jotham is the king of the southern kingdom of Judah and the son of Uzziah. He shares in rule during his father's illness and later becomes king; his period is also named in the headings of Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah. Gideon's son Jotham also bears the name.
The story of Jotham in the Bible
Jotham was the son of King Uzziah of Judah. When his father was struck with a skin disease, Jotham took charge of the palace and governed the people of the land, so he came to the throne already practiced in rule. He became king at twenty-five and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. Like his father he did what was right in the LORD's eyes, though the high places were not removed and the people kept sacrificing there. In his days the Upper Gate of the LORD's temple was built. Second Chronicles adds his building work on the wall and in the hill country, the forts and towers he raised, and his victory over the Ammonites, who paid him yearly tribute; the text ties his growing strength to ordering his ways before the LORD his God. His name also appears in the opening lines of Isaiah, Hosea and Micah among the kings of the prophets' days. Scripture knows another Jotham as well, Gideon's youngest son, remembered for addressing the people of Shechem with his parable of the trees.
Is Jotham mentioned in the Quran?
The name Jotham does not appear in the Quran; in the Old Testament he is remembered as a king of Judah, the son of Uzziah.
Verses where Jotham appears
- 2 Kings 15:32 —
In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
- 2 Chronicles 27:1 —
Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.
- Micah 1:1 —
Yahweh’s word that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.