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2 Chronicles 26:8
The Ammonites brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, for he had become exceedingly powerful.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records Uzziah’s reign, placing this statement immediately after detailing his divinely aided military victories against the Philistines, Arabs, and Meunites. The narrative addresses a readership tracking the political and territorial expansion of the Judean monarchy.
The words — מִנְחָה (minchah) translates literally as tribute, denoting the regular payment rendered by the Ammonites. עַד־ (ad) marks a spatial limit, indicating the precise boundary to which Uzziah’s reputation extended.
The thread — The pattern of foreign tribute to Judah’s rulers appears in 2 Chronicles 17:11 with Jehoshaphat, while the Ammonites’ geopolitical role is traced to Genesis 19:38. Military subjugation of neighboring peoples, as seen in 2 Samuel 8:2, establishes the historical framework for this account.
Why it lands — The text states that military success directly produced political submission and widespread renown, establishing Uzziah’s peak before the narrative shifts to his later actions. A reader must note the factual sequence of power accumulation without adding theological commentary beyond the recorded cause and effect.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly.
Cross-references
- Genesis 19:38 The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.
- 2 Samuel 8:2 David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
- 2 Chronicles 17:11 Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.
- Genesis 12:2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Deuteronomy 2:19 But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
- Judges 11:15 to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.
- 1 Samuel 11:1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
- 2 Samuel 8:13 And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
- 1 Kings 4:31 He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
- 2 Chronicles 20:1 After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.