19 Pul[a](A) king of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds[b] of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grip on the kingdom.(B) 20 Then Menahem exacted 20 ounces[c] of silver from each of the wealthy men of Israel to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not stay there in the land.(C)

21 The rest of the events of Menahem’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 15:19 = Tiglath-pileser
  2. 2 Kings 15:19 Lit 1,000 talents
  3. 2 Kings 15:20 Lit 50 shekels

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