19 ¶ Then Pul the king of Assyria came against the [a]land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand [b]talents of silver, that his hand might be with him, and establish the kingdom in his hand.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 15:19 That is, of Israel.
  2. 2 Kings 15:19 Instead of seeking help of God, he went about by money to purchase the favor of this king being an infidel, and therefore God forsook him, and Pul soon afterward brake promise, destroyed his country, and led his people away captive.

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