2 Kings 15:17-19

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Menahem becomes the king of Israel

¹⁷ Gadi's son Menahem became the king of Israel when Azariah had been king of Judah for 39 years. He ruled as king in Samaria for ten years. ¹⁸ Menahem did things that the Lord said were evil. He did not turn away from the bad things that Nebat's son Jeroboam had done. Jeroboam had caused many people in Israel to do those sins. ¹⁹ Then Pul, the king of Assyria, attacked the land of Israel.^[a] Menahem paid him 34 tons of silver to help him to rule Israel with greater power.