Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 27:5
5He waged war against the king of the Ammonites. He overpowered the Ammonites, and that year they gave him 7,500 pounds of silver, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
2 Chronicles 27:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand cors of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave him that year 100 talents of silver, and 10,000 cors of wheat and 10,000 of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also fought with the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. And the people of Ammon gave him in that year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand kors of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. The people of Ammon paid this to him in the second and third years also.
Context of 2 Chronicles 27:5
3Jotham built the Upper Gate of the Lord’s temple, and he built extensively on the wall of Ophel. 4He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests. He waged war against the king of the Ammonites. He overpowered the Ammonites, and that year they gave him 7,500 pounds of silver, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years. 6So Jotham strengthened his position because he did not waver in obeying the Lord his God. 7As for the rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, along with all his wars and his ways, note that they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 272 Chronicles 27:5 word by word
וְ֠הוּא נִלְחַ֞ם עִם־מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵי־עַמּוֹן֮ וַיֶּחֱזַ֣ק עֲלֵיהֶם֒ וַיִּתְּנוּ־ל֨וֹ בְנֵֽי־עַמּ֜וֹן בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַהִ֗יא מֵאָה֙ כִּכַּר־כֶּ֔סֶף וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֤ים כֹּרִים֙ חִטִּ֔ים וּשְׂעוֹרִ֖ים עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֑ים זֹ֗את הֵשִׁ֤יבוּ לוֹ֙ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן ס וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית וְהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
- also with the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of the Ammonitesעַמּוֹנִי‛ammônîy · MeuniteH5984
- and prevailedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: prevail overH2388
- against them. And the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
- gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- him the same yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
- talentsכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
- of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- and tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
- measuresכֹּרkôr · korH3734
- of wheatחִטָּהchiţţâh · wheatH2406
- of barleyשְׂעֹרָהώe‛ôrâh ώe‛ôrâh ώe‛ôr ώe‛ôr · barleyH8184
- payשׁוּבshûb · to return: payH7725
- untoזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
- him, both the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
- and the thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 27:5
- 2 Chronicles 20:1After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to fight against Jehoshaphat.
- Judges 11:4Some time later, the Ammonites fought against Israel.
- 2 Samuel 10:1Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place.
- Jeremiah 49:1About the Ammonites, this is what the Lord says: Does Israel have no sons? Is he without an heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad and his people settled in their cities?
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 27:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He fought also with - the Ammonites - We find here that he brought them under a heavy tribute for three years; but whether this was the effect of his prevailing against them, is not so evident. Some think that they paid this tribute for three years, and then revolted; that, in consequence, he attacked them, and their utter subjection was the result.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The Ammonites, who had submitted to Uzziah 2 Chronicles 26:8, revolted against Jotham. This revolt he firmly repressed; and, to punish it, he exacted a high rate of tribute for the three years following the termination of the war. The productiveness of the Ammonite country in grain, which is here indicated, has been remarked upon as extraordinary by modern travelers.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Uzziah received tribute from the Ammonites (2 Chronicles 26:8), and Jotham continued to control their land east of the Jordan. These payments stopped after three years, possibly because Jotham was busy fighting Israel and Aram (2 Kings 15:37).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. He fought also with the king of the Ammonites--This invasion he not only repelled, but, pursuing the Ammonites into their own territory, he imposed on them a yearly tribute, which, for two years, they paid. But when Rezin, king of Syria, and Pekah, king of Israel, combined to attack the kingdom of Judah, they took the opportunity of revolting, and Jotham was too distracted by other matters to attempt the reconquest (see on 2Ki 15:37).Read the comment
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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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