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

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

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

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