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.
He also fought against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. That same year, the Ammonites paid him one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand measures of barley. The Ammonites continued to pay him this same amount in the second and third years as well.
This verse describes how King Jotham defeated the Ammonites in battle and then received tribute payments from them for three consecutive years as a sign of their submission.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to King Jotham of Judah (around 750-731 BC) who fought against the Ammonites, descendants of Lot who lived east of the Jordan River. The tribute payments of silver, wheat, and barley were common ancient Near Eastern practices where defeated nations would pay the victor as acknowledgment of their subjugation and to maintain peace.
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