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

²⁶ So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of ^(A)Pul king of Assyria, that is, ^(B)Tiglath-Pileser^[a] king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He took them to ^(C)Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan to this day.