He foughtalso with the kingof the Ammonitesand prevailedoverthem so that the Ammonitesgavehim during that yearone hundredtalentsof silver,tenthousandkorsof wheatand tenthousandof barley.The Ammonitesalso paidhim this[amount] in the secondand in the thirdyear.
Now it cameabout afterthisthat the sonsof Moaband the sonsof Ammon,togetherwith someof the Meunites,cameto make waragainstJehoshaphat.
The Ammonitesalso gavetributeto Uzziah,and his fameextendedto the borderof Egypt,for he becameverystrong.
Moreover, he builtcitiesin the hillcountryof Judah,and he builtfortressesand towerson the wooded[hills].
So Jothambecamemightybecausehe orderedhis waysbeforethe LORDhis God.
