menahem <2KI15 -14> For {Menahem} the son of Gadi went up from

Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh

in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

menahem <2KI15 -16> Then {Menahem} smote Tiphsah, and all that

[were] therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they

opened not [to him], therefore he smote [it; and] all the women

therein that were with child he ripped up.

menahem <2KI15 -17> In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah

king of Judah began {Menahem} the son of Gadi to reign over

Israel, [and reigned] ten years in Samaria.

menahem <2KI15 -19> And] Pul the king of Assyria came against

the land: and {Menahem} gave Pul a thousand talents of silver,

that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his

hand.

menahem <2KI15 -20> And {Menahem} exacted the money of Israel,

[even] of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty

shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king

of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.

menahem <2KI15 -21> And the rest of the acts of {Menahem}, and

all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the

chronicles of the kings of Israel?

menahem <2KI15 -22> And {Menahem} slept with his fathers; and

Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.

menahem <2KI15 -23> In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of

Judah Pekahiah the son of {Menahem} began to reign over Israel

in Samaria, [and reigned] two years.

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