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

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  1. 2 Kings 15:19 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg

Ahaz Sends for Help from Assyria

(A)So Ahaz sent messengers to (B)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son; come up and save me from the [a]hand of the king of Aram and from the [b]hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”

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  1. 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm
  2. 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm

(A)Shalmaneser king of Assyria went up (B)against him, and Hoshea became his servant and paid him tribute.

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28 Moreover, you played the harlot with the (A)Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied.

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13 Then Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah his sore,
So Ephraim went to (A)Assyria
And sent to [a](B)King Jareb.
But he is (C)unable to heal you
Or to cure you of your sore.

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  1. Hosea 5:13 Or the avenging king, the great king

For they have gone up to (A)Assyria
Like (B)a wild donkey all alone;
Ephraim has (C)hired [a]lovers.
10 Even though they hire allies among the nations,
Now I will (D)gather them up;
And they will begin (E)to [b]diminish
Because of the burden of the (F)king of princes.

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  1. Hosea 8:9 Lit loves
  2. Hosea 8:10 Or suffer for awhile