2 Kings 15:17-21

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁷ In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel, and he reigned ten years in Samaria. ¹⁸ He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. Throughout his reign, he did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.^(A)

¹⁹ King Pul^[a](B) of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul seventy-five thousand pounds^[b] of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grasp on the kingdom.^{(C) 20} Then Menahem exacted twenty ounces^[c] of silver from each of the prominent men of Israel to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not stay there in the land.^(D)

²¹ The rest of the events of Menahem’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.