2 Chronicles 27:5 (KJV)
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He foughtalso with the kingof the Ammonitesand prevailedagainst them And the childrenof Ammon gavehim the same yearan hundred talentsof silverand ten thousand measuresof wheatand ten thousandof barleySo much did the childrenof Ammon pay untohim both the second yearand the third
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the king of the Ammonites.We find here, that he brought the Ammonites under a heavy tribute for three years; but whether this was the effect of his prevailing against them, is not so evident. Some think that they paid this tribute for three years, and then revolted; that, in consequence, he attacked them, and their utter subjection was the result. 2Ch 20:1 Re 10:4-12:3 2Sa 10:1-14 Jer 49:1-6
ten thousand.Rather, "ten thousand {cors} (korim) of wheat." The {cor} was same as the {homer,} and contained about 32 pecks 1 pint. So much. Heb. This.
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