How many times is Jotham mentioned in the Bible?
The word Jotham appears 24 times in the King James Version, in 24 verses. Counting every form (Jotham, Joatham), it appears 26 times in 25 verses across 8 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Jotham 25 times (26 with every form).
Two men are called Jotham: the youngest son of Gideon (Jerubbaal), who survived the massacre of his brothers (Judges 9:5), and the king of Judah who followed Uzziah (2 Kings 15:32). The KJV spells the king Joatham in Matthew 1:9, counted here. In 1 Chronicles 2:47 the World English Bible spells the name of a different man Jothan, and that is counted too.
Jotham in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Jotham counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Jotham | 24 | 25 |
| Joatham | 2 | not counted |
| Jothan | not counted | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 26 |
What the name Jotham means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Jotham as "the perfection of the Lord".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-26.
Which books mention Jotham most
Jotham appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings has the most (7), then 2 Chronicles (6) and Judges (4).
First and last mention of Jotham
And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
The verse that uses it most is Matthew 1:9, 2 times:
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
Common questions
How many times is Jotham in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 24 of the 26 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Jotham appears in 8 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings has the most (7), then 2 Chronicles (6) and Judges (4).
Where is Jotham first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Judges 9:5: "And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself." The last is Matthew 1:9.
What does the name Jotham mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Jotham as "the perfection of the Lord".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-26.