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19 Pul the king of Assyria came against the land; and Men′ahem gave Pul[a] a thousand talents of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold of the royal power. 20 Men′ahem exacted the money from Israel, that is, from all the wealthy men, fifty shekels of silver from every man, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and did not stay there in the land. 21 Now the rest of the deeds of Men′ahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

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  1. 15.19 Pul: i.e., Tiglath-pileser III; cf. verse 29.

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