Jerusha (also spelled Jerusha) was the daughter of Zadok and wife of King Uzziah (Azariah) of Judah. She was the mother of King Jotham, who succeeded his father as king over Judah. She is known primarily through brief references in the Books of Kings and Chronicles.
1Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
21King Uzziah remained a leper until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, a leper, cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
When her husband Uzziah became leprous, his son Jotham took charge of the king's house and judged the people in the land. The son of Jerusha proved to be a capable ruler.
5The LORD struck the king, and he had a defiling skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, while Jotham the king's son was in charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
21King Uzziah remained a leper until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, a leper, cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.
23Uzziah rested with his fathers, and they buried him near his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, "He was a leper." And his son Jotham became king in his place.
After Uzziah's death, Jotham son of Jerusha was formally installed as king over Judah. He reigned for 16 years and did what was right in the Lord's eyes.