2 Kings 15
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2 Kings 15:13-22

13In the thirty-ninthH7970H8672H8141 yearH8141 of Uzziah’sH58181 reignH4428 over JudahH3063, ShallumH7967 sonH1121 of JabeshH3003 became kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 in SamariaH8111 one full monthH3391H3117.

14Then MenahemH4505 sonH1121 of GadiH1424 went upH5927 from TirzahH8656H935 to SamariaH8111, struck downH5221 and killedH4191 ShallumH7967 sonH1121 of JabeshH3003, and reignedH4427 in his placeH8478.

15As for the restH3499 of the actsH1697 of ShallumH7967, along with the conspiracyH7195 he ledH7194, they are indeedH2009 writtenH3789 inH5921 the BookH5612 of the ChroniclesH1697H3117 of the KingsH4428 of IsraelH3478.

16At that timeH227 MenahemH4505, starting from TirzahH8656, attackedH5221 TiphsahH8607 andH853 everyoneH3605 in itsH834 vicinityH1366, becauseH3588 they would notH3808 openH6605 their gates. So he attackedH5221 Tiphsah and ripped openH1234 allH3605 the pregnant womenH2030.

17In the thirty-ninthH7970H8672 yearH8141 of Azariah’sH5838 reignH4428 over JudahH3063, MenahemH4505 sonH1121 of GadiH1424 became kingH4427 ofH5921 IsraelH3478, and he reigned in SamariaH8111 tenH6235 yearsH8141. 18And he didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068, and throughoutH3605 his reignH3117 he did notH3808 turn awayH5493 fromH5921 the sins thatH2403 JeroboamH3379 sonH1121 of NebatH5028 had caused IsraelH3478 to commitH2398.

19Then PulH63222 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 invadedH935H5921 the landH776, and MenahemH4505 gaveH5414 PulH6322 a thousandH505 talentsH3603 of silverH37013 in order to gain his supportH1961H3027H854 and strengthenH2388 his own gripH3027 on the kingdomH4467. 20MenahemH4505 exactedH3318 this moneyH3701 fromH5921 eachH3605 of the wealthyH2428 menH1368 of IsraelH3478—fiftyH2572 shekelsH8255 of silverH37014 from eachH259 manH376—to giveH5414 to the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804. So the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 withdrewH7725 and did notH3808 remainH5975H8033 in the landH776.

21As for the restH3499 of the actsH1697 of MenahemH4505, along with allH3605 his accomplishmentsH834H6213H3808H1992, are they not writtenH3789 inH5921 the BookH5612 of the ChroniclesH1697H3117 of the KingsH4428 of IsraelH3478?

22And MenahemH4505 restedH7901 withH5973 his fathersH1, and his sonH1121 PekahiahH6494 reignedH4427 in his placeH8478.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 15:13 Uzziah is also called Azariah; also in verses 32 and 34; see verse 1. ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 15:19 Pul is another name for Tiglath-pileser; see verse 29. ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 15:19 1,000 talents is approximately 37.7 tons or 34.2 metric tons of silver. ↩
  4. 4. 2 Kings 15:20 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver. ↩

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