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.
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Gill's Exposition
So Jotham became mighty,.... Having built towers and castles, and fortified cities, and conquered his enemies:
because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God; ordered, directed, and guided…
Barnes' Notes
The Ammonites, who had submitted to Uzziah 2Ch 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…
Adam Clarke
He 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…
There is not much more related here concerning Jotham than we had before, Kg2 15:32, etc.
I. He reigned well. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord; the course of his reign was good,…
Cambridge Bible
the Ammonites Cp. 2Ch 20:1 ff.; 2Ch 26:8.
an hundred talents of silver Cp. 2Ki 23:33.
measures Heb. côrîm. A côr(a ḥômer, Eze 45:14, R.V.) was a dry measure holding 393.9 litres.
pay unto him, both…
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