2 Kings 15
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2 Kings 15:19-20

19Then PulH63221 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 invadedH935H5921 the landH776, and MenahemH4505 gaveH5414 PulH6322 a thousandH505 talentsH3603 of silverH37012 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 silverH37013 from eachH259 manH376—to giveH5414 to the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804. So the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 withdrewH7725 and did notH3808 remainH5975H8033 in the landH776.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 15:19 Pul is another name for Tiglath-pileser; see verse 29. ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 15:19 1,000 talents is approximately 37.7 tons or 34.2 metric tons of silver. ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 15:20 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver. ↩

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