complete verse (2 Chronicles 27:5)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Chronicles 27:5:

  • Kupsabiny: “He fought against the Ammonites and defeated (them). Those Ammonites each year paid taxes to Jotham of three thousand and four hundred (3,400) kilos of silver, ten thousand (10,000) bags of wheat and ten thousand (10,000) bags of barley stretching over three years.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “Jotham went to war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated him. That year the Ammonites had to pay 3,400 kilograms of silver, 100 metric tons of wheat, and 100 metric tons of barley. They also had to pay the same amount of tax in the second and third year.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Jotam fought-against the Ammonhon and their king, and he defeated them. In that same year, the Ammonhon gave him 3,500 kilos of silver, 30,000 sacks of wheat, and 30,000 sacks of barley. They did this until the third year.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “During the time that Jotham was the king of Judah, his army attacked and defeated the army of the Ammon people-group. Then, every year during the next three years, he required the Anmon people-group to pay to him four tons of silver, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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