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2 Kings 15:19-21
International Standard Version
2 Kings 15:19-21
International Standard Version
19 Later on, King Pul of Aram attacked the land, and Menahem paid Pul 1,000 silver talents[a] so Pul[b] would join forces with Menahem[c] to secure his hold on the kingdom. 20 Menahem exacted the money from all of Israel’s powerful and wealthy men, 50 shekels[d] from each, to pay the king of Aram. As a result, the king of Aram retreated and did not remain there in the land. 21 The rest of Menahem’s activities, including everything that he did, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel, are they not?
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- 2 Kings 15:19 I.e. about 75,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- 2 Kings 15:19 Lit. he
- 2 Kings 15:19 Lit. him
- 2 Kings 15:20 I.e. about 20 ounces; a shekel weighed about 0.4 ounce
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