Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites(A) and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents[a] of silver, ten thousand cors[b] of wheat and ten thousand cors[c] of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.

Jotham grew powerful(B) because he walked steadfastly before the Lord his God.

The other events in Jotham’s reign, including all his wars and the other things he did, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 27:5 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  2. 2 Chronicles 27:5 That is, probably about 1,800 tons or about 1,600 metric tons of wheat
  3. 2 Chronicles 27:5 That is, probably about 1,500 tons or about 1,350 metric tons of barley

He also fought with the king of the (A)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. So Jotham became mighty, (B)because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God.

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

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He fought with the king of the Ammonites and prevailed against them. And the Ammonites gave him that year 100 talents[a] of silver, and 10,000 cors[b] of wheat and 10,000 of barley. The Ammonites paid him the same amount in the second and the third years. So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God. (A)Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 27:5 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
  2. 2 Chronicles 27:5 A cor was about 6 bushels or 220 liters

S-a războit cu regele amoniţilor şi a fost mai puternic decât el. În anul acela, amoniţii i-au dat o sută de talanţi[a] de argint, zece mii de cori[b] de grâu şi zece mii de cori de orz. În cel de-al doilea şi al treilea an, amoniţii i-au plătit la fel. Iotam a ajuns puternic, pentru că şi-a statornicit căile înaintea Domnului, Dumnezeul său.

Celelalte fapte ale lui Iotam, toate războaiele lui şi toate căile sale, sunt scrise în „Cartea regilor lui Israel şi ai lui Iuda“.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Cronici 27:5 Aproximativ 3 t
  2. 2 Cronici 27:5 Aproximativ 2200 kilolitri