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2 Kings 15:19
International Standard Version
2 Kings 15:19
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.
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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 15:19
New International Version
2 Kings 15:19
New International Version
19 Then Pul[a](A) king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents[b] of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 15:19 Also called Tiglath-Pileser
- 2 Kings 15:19 That is, about 38 tons or about 34 metric tons
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