26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of (A)Pul king of Assyria, that is, (B)Tiglath-Pileser[a] king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to (C)Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 5:26 Heb. Tilgath-Pilneser

26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit(A) of Pul(B) king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser(C) king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah,(D) Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.

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(A)In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and (B)carried Israel away to Assyria, (C)and placed them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

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In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria(A) captured Samaria(B) and deported(C) the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan(D) on the Habor River and in the towns of the Medes.

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19 (A)Pul[a] king of Assyria came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his [b]hand might be with him to (B)strengthen the kingdom under his control.

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  1. 2 Kings 15:19 Tiglath-Pileser III, v. 29
  2. 2 Kings 15:19 Support

19 Then Pul[a](A) king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents[b] of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom.

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  1. 2 Kings 15:19 Also called Tiglath-Pileser
  2. 2 Kings 15:19 That is, about 38 tons or about 34 metric tons

11 (A)Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria, and put them (B)in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

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11 The king(A) of Assyria deported Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in towns of the Medes.(B)

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29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, [a]Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria (A)came and took (B)Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he (C)carried them captive to Assyria.

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  1. 2 Kings 15:29 A later name of Pul, v. 19

29 In the time of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser(A) king of Assyria came and took Ijon,(B) Abel Beth Maakah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor. He took Gilead and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali,(C) and deported(D) the people to Assyria.

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and Beerah his son, whom [a]Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria (A)carried into captivity. He was leader of the Reubenites.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 5:6 Heb. Tilgath-Pilneser

and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser[a](A) king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 5:6 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser; also in verse 26

12 Have the (A)gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?

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12 Did the gods of the nations that were destroyed by my predecessors(A) deliver them—the gods of Gozan, Harran,(B) Rezeph and the people of Eden(C) who were in Tel Assar?

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Arrogant Assyria Also Judged

“Woe to Assyria, (A)the rod of My anger
And the staff in whose hand is My indignation.
I will send him against (B)an ungodly nation,
And against the people of My wrath
I will (C)give him charge,
To seize the spoil, to take the prey,
And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

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God’s Judgment on Assyria

“Woe(A) to the Assyrian,(B) the rod(C) of my anger,
    in whose hand is the club(D) of my wrath!(E)
I send him against a godless(F) nation,
    I dispatch(G) him against a people who anger me,(H)
to seize loot and snatch plunder,(I)
    and to trample(J) them down like mud in the streets.

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11 (A)Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with [a]hooks, (B)bound him with [b]bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:11 Nose hooks, 2 Kin. 19:28
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:11 chains

11 So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner,(A) put a hook(B) in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles(C) and took him to Babylon.

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12 (A)Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of (B)Eden who were in Telassar?

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12 Did the gods of the nations that were destroyed by my predecessors deliver(A) them—the gods of Gozan,(B) Harran,(C) Rezeph and the people of Eden who were in Tel Assar?

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So Ahaz sent messengers to (A)Tiglath-Pileser[a] king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.”

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  1. 2 Kings 16:7 A later name of Pul, 2 Kin. 15:19

Ahaz sent messengers to say to Tiglath-Pileser(A) king of Assyria, “I am your servant and vassal. Come up and save(B) me out of the hand of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.”

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“Lift(A) up a banner (B)on the high mountain,
Raise your voice to them;
(C)Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
I have commanded My [a]sanctified ones;
I have also called (D)My mighty ones for My anger—
Those who (E)rejoice in My exaltation.”

The (F)noise of a multitude in the mountains,
Like that of many people!
A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together!
The Lord of hosts musters
The army for battle.
They come from a far country,
From the end of heaven—
The (G)Lord and His [b]weapons of indignation,
To destroy the whole (H)land.

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  1. Isaiah 13:3 consecrated or set apart
  2. Isaiah 13:5 Or instruments

Raise a banner(A) on a bare hilltop,
    shout to them;
beckon to them
    to enter the gates(B) of the nobles.
I have commanded those I prepared for battle;
    I have summoned my warriors(C) to carry out my wrath(D)
    those who rejoice(E) in my triumph.

Listen, a noise on the mountains,
    like that of a great multitude!(F)
Listen, an uproar(G) among the kingdoms,
    like nations massing together!
The Lord Almighty(H) is mustering(I)
    an army for war.
They come from faraway lands,
    from the ends of the heavens(J)
the Lord and the weapons(K) of his wrath(L)
    to destroy(M) the whole country.

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Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits (A)God [a]had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.

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  1. Ezra 1:5 stirred up

Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin,(A) and the priests and Levites—everyone whose heart God had moved(B)—prepared to go up and build the house(C) of the Lord in Jerusalem.

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