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.

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.