He waged war against the king of the Ammonites. He overpowered the Ammonites, and that year they gave him 7,500 pounds[a] of silver, 50,000 bushels[b] of wheat, and 50,000 bushels[c] of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years. So Jotham strengthened himself because he did not waver in obeying[d] the Lord his God.(A)

As for the rest of the events(B) of Jotham’s reign, along with all his wars and his ways, note that they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 27:5 Lit 100 talents
  2. 2 Chronicles 27:5 Lit 10,000 cors
  3. 2 Chronicles 27:5 Lit 10,000 cors
  4. 2 Chronicles 27:6 Lit he established his ways before

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