Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 15:17-20
17In the thirty-ninthשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙she.lo.Shim va.Te.sha'H7970H8672yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Azariah’sלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838reignמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gadiגָּדִ֧יga.DiH1424became kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427ofעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and he reignedin Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.
18And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and throughoutכָּל־kol-H3605his reignיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117he did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808turn awayסָ֠רsarH5493fromמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921the sins thatחַטֹּ֜אותcha.TotH2403Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853.
19Then Pulפ֤וּלfulH6322kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804invadedבָּ֣א עַל־ba' 'al-H935H5921the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and Menahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322a thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701in order to gain his supportלִהְי֤וֹת יָדָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹlih.Yot ya.Dav 'i.ToH1961H3027H854and strengthenלְהַחֲזִ֥יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388his own gripבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027on the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467.
20Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505אֶת־'et-H853exactedוַיֹּצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318this moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701fromH5921eachכָּל־kol-H3605of the wealthyהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478—fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701from eachאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376—to giveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804withdrewוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725and did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808remainעָ֥מַד שָׁ֖ם'A.mad shamH5975H8033in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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