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2 Chronicles 27:3-5
Modern English Version

3 And he built the Upper Gate of the house of the Lord, and he built much on the wall of Ophel. 4 And he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and on the wooded heights he built citadels and towers.

5 He made war with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. That year the Ammonites gave to him one hundred talents[a] of silver, ten thousand kors[b] of wheat, and ten thousand kors[c] of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and third years as well.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 27:5 About 3¾ tons, or 3.4 metric tons.
  2. 2 Chronicles 27:5 Likely about 1,800 tons, or 1,600 metric tons of wheat.
  3. 2 Chronicles 27:5 Likely about 1,500 tons, or 1,350 metric tons of barley.
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