"He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same y…" — 2 Chronicles 27:5

2 Chronicles 27:5 · 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. {So...: Heb. This}”

— 2 Chronicles 27:5

Verse 4

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

Verse 6

So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. {prepared: or, established}

2 Chronicles 27 — Context

He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. {Ophel: or, the tower}

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

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. {So...: Heb. This}

So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. {prepared: or, established}

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

Cross References

Jeremiah 49:1-6

Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why {then} doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? {Concerning: or, Against} {their king: or, Melcom}

2 Chronicles 20:1

It came to pass after this also, {that} the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them {other} beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

2 Samuel 10:1-14

And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

Judges 11:4-33

And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. {in process...: Heb. after days}