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13 Jabesh’s son Shallum began his reign in the thirty-ninth year of the reign of Uzziah,[a] king of Judah. He reigned a full month[b] in Samaria, 14 then Gadi’s son Menahem approached Samaria from Tirzah and attacked Jabesh’s son Shallum, executed him, and reigned in his place. 15 The rest of Shallum’s activities, including the conspiracy that he carried out, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not?

Menahem’s Reign over Israel

16 At another time, Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all of its inhabitants, including its coastlands from Tirzah, because they would not open the city gate for him. After defeating them, he ripped open all of their pregnant women.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 15:13 Uzziah is an alternate spelling of Azariah (cf. 2King 15:1)
  2. 2 Kings 15:13 Lit. a lunar of days; i.e. one complete lunar month (through all four phases of the moon)