2 Chronicles 27:5

He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third.

He fought {H3898} also with the king {H4428} of the Ammonites {H5984}, and prevailed {H2388} against them. And the children {H1121} of Ammon {H5983} gave {H5414} him the same year {H8141} an hundred {H3967} talents {H3603} of silver {H3701}, and ten {H6235} thousand {H505} measures {H3734} of wheat {H2406}, and ten {H6235} thousand {H505} of barley {H8184}. So much did the children {H1121} of Ammon {H5983} pay {H7725} unto {H2063} him, both the second {H8145} year {H8141}, and the third {H7992}.

He fought with the king of the people of 'Amon and defeated them. That year the people of 'Amon paid him tribute of three-and-a-third tons of silver, 50,000 bushels of wheat and 50,000 [bushels] of barley. The people of 'Amon paid him the same amount the second and third years also.

Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.

He fought also with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon render unto him, in the second year also, and in the third.

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Cross-References

  • Judges 11:4 (2 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

  • Judges 11:33 (2 votes)

    And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, [even] twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 49:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why [then] doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?

  • Jeremiah 49:6 (2 votes)

    And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ It came to pass after this also, [that] the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [other] beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

  • 2 Samuel 10:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Samuel 10:14 (2 votes)

    And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.