19 (A)Pul, the king of Assyria, came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a [a]thousand talents of silver so that his hand might be with him to (B)strengthen the [b]kingdom [c]under his rule.

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  1. 2 Kings 15:19 About 38 tons or 34 metric tons
  2. 2 Kings 15:19 Or royal power
  3. 2 Kings 15:19 Lit in his hand

19 Then Pul[a](A) king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents[b] of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom.

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  1. 2 Kings 15:19 Also called Tiglath-Pileser
  2. 2 Kings 15:19 That is, about 38 tons or about 34 metric tons

29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, [a](A)Tiglath-pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and (B)he led [b]their populations into exile to Assyria.

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  1. 2 Kings 15:29 In 1 Chr 5:6, 26, Tilgath-pilneser
  2. 2 Kings 15:29 Lit them

29 In the time of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser(A) king of Assyria came and took Ijon,(B) Abel Beth Maakah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor. He took Gilead and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali,(C) and deported(D) the people to Assyria.

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20 So (A)Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.

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20 Tiglath-Pileser[a](A) king of Assyria(B) came to him, but he gave him trouble(C) instead of help.(D)

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  1. 2 Chronicles 28:20 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser