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Text -- 2 Kings 15:17-22 (NET)
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Menahem’s Reign over Israel
15:17 In the thirty-ninth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah , Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel . He reigned for twelve years in Samaria .
15:18 He did evil in the sight of the Lord ; he did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin . During his reign ,
15:19 Pul king of Assyria invaded the land , and Menahem paid him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and to solidify his control of the kingdom .
15:20 Menahem got this silver by taxing all the wealthy men in Israel ; he took fifty shekels of silver from each one of them and paid it to the king of Assyria . Then the king of Assyria left ; he did not stay there in the land .
15:21 The rest of the events of Menahem’s reign, including all his accomplishments , are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel .
15:22 Menahem passed away and his son Pekahiah replaced him as king .
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NET Notes: 2Ki 15:18 The MT of v. 18 ends with the words, “all his days.” If this phrase is taken with what precedes, then one should translate, “[who en...
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NET Notes: 2Ki 15:20 Heb “and Menahem brought out the silver over Israel, over the prominent men of means, to give to the king of Assyria, fifty shekels of silver fo...
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NET Notes: 2Ki 15:21 Heb “As for the rest of the events of Menahem, and all which he did, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings o...
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