2 Chronicles 26:8

New International Reader's Version

The Ammonites brought to Uzziah the gifts he required of them. He became famous all the way to the border of Egypt. That’s because he had become very powerful.

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

“I will make you into a great nation. And I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing to others.

Genesis 19:38

The younger daughter also had a son. She named him Ben-Ammi. He’s the father of the Ammonites of today.

2 Samuel 8:13

David returned after he had struck down 18,000 men of Edom in the Valley of Salt. He became famous for doing it.

2 Samuel 8:2

David also won the battle over the people of Moab. He made them lie down on the ground. Then he measured them off with a piece of rope. He put two-thirds of them to death. He let the other third remain alive. So the Moabites were brought under David’s rule. They gave him the gifts he required them to bring him.

1 Kings 4:31

Solomon was wiser than anyone else. He was wiser than Ethan, the Ezrahite. He was wiser than Heman, Kalkol and Darda. They were the sons of Mahol. Solomon became famous in all the nations around him.

1 Chronicles 14:17

So David became famous in every land. The Lord made all the nations afraid of him.

2 Chronicles 17:11

Some Philistines brought to Jehoshaphat the gifts and silver he required of them. The Arabs brought him their flocks. They brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.

2 Chronicles 20:1

After that, the Moabites, Ammonites and some Meunites went to war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 26:9

Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem. They were at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate and the angle of the wall. He made the towers very strong.

2 Chronicles 27:5

Jotham went to war against the king of Ammon. He won the battle over the Ammonites. That year they paid Jotham almost four tons of silver. They paid him 1,800 tons of wheat and 1,500 tons of barley. They also brought him the same amount in the second and third years.

Matthew 4:24

News about him spread all over Syria. People brought to him all who were ill with different kinds of sicknesses. Some were suffering great pain. Others were controlled by demons. Some were shaking wildly. Others couldn’t move at all. And Jesus healed all of them.

Deuteronomy 2:19

When you come to the Ammonites, do not attack them. Do not make them angry. If you do, they will go to war against you. I will not give you any of their land as your own. I have given it to the people in the family line of Lot. I have given it to them as their own.”

1 Samuel 11:1

Nahash was the king of Ammon. He and his army went up to Jabesh Gilead. They surrounded it and got ready to attack it. All the men of Jabesh spoke to Nahash. They said, “Make a peace treaty with us. Then we’ll be under your control.”