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Moreover, he built (A)cities in the hill country of Judah, and he built fortresses and towers on the wooded hills. He fought also with the king of the sons of Ammon and prevailed over them. So the sons of Ammon gave him during that year [a]100 talents of silver, [b]10,000 kors of wheat, and 10,000 of barley. The sons of Ammon also brought back to him this amount in the second and in the third year. (B)So Jotham became strong because he established his ways before Yahweh his God.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 27:5 Approx. 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons, a talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
  2. 2 Chronicles 27:5 Approx. 65,000 bu. or 2,300 metric tons, a kor was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l