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He fought also with the king of the sons of Ammon and prevailed over them. So the sons of Ammon gave him during that year [a]100 talents of silver, [b]10,000 kors of wheat, and 10,000 of barley. The sons of Ammon also brought back to him this amount in the second and in the third year. (A)So Jotham became strong because he established his ways before Yahweh his God. (B)Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, even all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 27:5 Approx. 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons, a talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
  2. 2 Chronicles 27:5 Approx. 65,000 bu. or 2,300 metric tons, a kor was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l

Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites(A) and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents[a] of silver, ten thousand cors[b] of wheat and ten thousand cors[c] of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.

Jotham grew powerful(B) because he walked steadfastly before the Lord his God.

The other events in Jotham’s reign, including all his wars and the other things he did, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 27:5 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  2. 2 Chronicles 27:5 That is, probably about 1,800 tons or about 1,600 metric tons of wheat
  3. 2 Chronicles 27:5 That is, probably about 1,500 tons or about 1,350 metric tons of barley