2 Kings 15:13-16
New English Translation
13 Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s[a] reign over Judah. He reigned for one month[b] in Samaria. 14 Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to[c] Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh.[d] He killed him and took his place as king. 15 The rest of the events of Shallum’s reign, including the conspiracy he organized, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.[e] 16 At that time Menahem came from Tirzah and attacked Tiphsah. He struck down all who lived in the city and the surrounding territory, because they would not surrender.[f] He even ripped open the pregnant women.
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- 2 Kings 15:13 sn Azariah was also known by the name Uzziah.
- 2 Kings 15:13 tn Heb “a month of days.”
- 2 Kings 15:14 tn Heb “and came to.”
- 2 Kings 15:14 tn Heb “went up from Tirzah and arrived in Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria.”
- 2 Kings 15:15 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he conspired, look, they are written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel.”
- 2 Kings 15:16 tn Heb “then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all who were in it and its borders from Tirzah, for it would not open, and he attacked.”tn Instead of “Tiphsah,” the LXX has “Tirzah,” while Lucian’s Greek version reads “Tappuah.” For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 171.
2 Kings 15:13-16
Christian Standard Bible
Israel’s King Shallum
13 In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Uzziah,[a] Shallum son of Jabesh became king; he reigned in Samaria(A) a full month. 14 Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah(B) to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place. 15 As for the rest of the events of Shallum’s reign, along with the conspiracy that he formed, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.
Israel’s King Menahem
16 At that time, starting from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah,(C) all who were in it, and its territory because they wouldn’t surrender.(D) He ripped open all the pregnant women.(E)
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- 15:13 = Azariah, also in vv. 30,32,34
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