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2 Chronicles 27:5-9
5Jotham waged warH3898 againstH5973 the kingH4428 of the AmmonitesH1121H5983 and defeated themH2388H5921, and thatH1931 yearH8141 theyH1121H5983 gaveH5414 him a hundredH3967 talentsH3603 of silverH3701,1 tenH6235 thousandH505 corsH3734 of wheatH2406,2 and tenH6235 thousandH505 cors of barleyH8184.3 They paidH7725 him the sameH2063 in the secondH8145 and thirdH7992 yearsH8141. 6So JothamH3147 grew powerfulH2388 becauseH3588 he orderedH3559 his waysH1870 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068 his GodH430.
7As for the restH3499 of the actsH1697 of JothamH3147, along with allH3605 his warsH4421 and his waysH1870, they are indeedH2005 writtenH3789 inH5921 the BookH5612 of the KingsH4428 of IsraelH3478 and JudahH3063. 8He wasH1961 twenty-fiveH6242H2568 years oldH1121H8141 when he became kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 in JerusalemH3389 sixteenH8337H6240 yearsH8141. 9And JothamH3147 restedH7901 withH5973 his fathersH1 and was buriedH6912 in the CityH5892 of DavidH1732. And his sonH1121 AhazH271 reignedH4427 in his placeH8478.
Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 27:5 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver. ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 27:5 10,000 cors is approximately 62,400 bushels or 2.2 million liters (probably about 1,920 tons or 1,740 metric tons of wheat). ↩
- 3. 2 Chronicles 27:5 10,000 cors is approximately 62,400 bushels or 2.2 million liters (probably about 1,450 tons or 1,315 metric tons of barley). ↩
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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