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2 Kings 15:15-17
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2 Kings 15:15-17
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15 Is not the rest of Shallum’s story—including the coup he planned—documented in the book of the chronicles of Israel’s kings?
16 Menahem then attacked Tiphsah and everyone who was living there, all the way to Tirzah. He savagely attacked them because they would not let him in. He, in a nightmarish act, tore apart every pregnant woman he could find.
17 During Azariah’s 39th year as Judah’s king, Menahem (Gadi’s son) took over Israel’s throne in Samaria. His reign lasted 10 years.
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2 Kings 15:15-17
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2 Kings 15:15-17
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15 The other events of Shallum’s reign, and the conspiracy he led, are written in the book of the annals(A) of the kings of Israel.
16 At that time Menahem, starting out from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah(B) and everyone in the city and its vicinity, because they refused to open(C) their gates. He sacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.
Menahem King of Israel
17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
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