19 King Pul[a](A) 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.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 15:19 = Tiglath-pileser
  2. 15:19 Lit 1,000 talents

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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Footnotes

  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 King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser(A) of Assyria came and captured Ijon,(B) Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee—all the land of Naphtali(C)—and deported the people to Assyria.(D)

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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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