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2 Chronicles 27:3-5
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2 Chronicles 27:3-5
International Standard Version
3 Jotham[a] constructed the Upper Gate of the Lord’s Temple and did extensive work on the wall of Ophel.[b] 4 He also built cities in the hill country of Judah, along with fortresses and guard towers in the forests. 5 He launched a military excursion against the king of the Ammonites and defeated him. As a result, that year the Ammonites paid 100 talents[c] of silver in tribute, as well as 10,000 kors[d] of wheat and 10,000 kors[e] of barley. The Ammonites continued to pay this same amount in tribute over the following two years.
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- 2 Chronicles 27:3 Lit. He
- 2 Chronicles 27:3 I.e. a ridge of hills in Jerusalem fortified for defense of the city
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 I.e. about 7,500 pounds, if this talent weighed about 75 pounds; but Babylonian era talents are known to have weighed as much as 130 pounds
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 I.e. about 60,000 bushels; the kor was a dry measure equal to about six bushels
- 2 Chronicles 27:5 The Heb. lacks kors
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