Israel’s King Shallum

13 In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Uzziah,[a] Shallum son of Jabesh became king; he reigned in Samaria(A) a full month. 14 Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah(B) to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place. 15 As for the rest of the events of Shallum’s reign, along with the conspiracy that he formed, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Israel’s King Menahem

16 At that time, starting from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah,(C) all who were in it, and its territory because they wouldn’t surrender.(D) He ripped open all the pregnant women.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 15:13 = Azariah, also in vv. 30,32,34

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