King James Version
2 Kings 15:17-20
17In the nineבִּשְׁנַ֨ת וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙bish.Nat va.Te.sha'H8141H8672and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.ShimH7970yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.YahH5838kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063began Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gadiגָּדִ֧יga.DiH1424to reignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and reignedtenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.
18And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:he departedסָ֠רsarH5493not all his daysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117from the sinsחַטֹּ֜אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֛טne.VatH5028,who made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֥יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
19AndPulפ֤וּלfulH6322the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameבָּ֣אba'H935against the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and Menahemמְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemH4505gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414Pulלְפ֔וּלle.FulH6322a thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,that his handיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027might be with him to confirmלְהַחֲזִ֥יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
20And Menahemמְנַחֵ֨םme.na.ChemH4505exactedוַיֹּצֵא֩vai.yo.Tze'H3318the moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, evenof all the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֣יgi.bo.ReiH1368of wealthהַחַ֔יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,of eachאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,to giveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804turned backוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725,and stayedעָ֥מַד'A.madH5975not there in 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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