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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Footnotes

  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

Ahaz Seeks Help of Assyria

(A)So Ahaz sent messengers to (B)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son; come up and save me from the [a]hand of the king of Aram, and from the [b]hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”

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  1. 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm
  2. 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm

(A)Shalmaneser the king of Assyria marched (B)against him, and Hoshea became his servant and paid him tribute.

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28 Moreover, you committed prostitution with the (A)Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you committed prostitution with them and still were not satisfied.

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13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,
And Judah his [a]sore,
Ephraim then went to (A)Assyria
And sent word to [b](B)King Jareb.
But he is (C)unable to heal you,
Or to cure you of your [c]sore.

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  1. Hosea 5:13 Or ulcer
  2. Hosea 5:13 Or another reading is the great king; or the contentious king
  3. Hosea 5:13 Or ulcer

For they have gone up to (A)Assyria,
Like (B)a wild donkey all alone;
Ephraim has (C)paid fees for [a]lovers.
10 Even though they [b]pay for allies among the nations,
I will (D)gather them up now;
And they will begin (E)to diminish
Because of the burden of the (F)king of officials.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 8:9 Lit love gifts
  2. Hosea 8:10 Or recruit allies

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