2 Kings

2 Kings 15:19–20

¹⁹Then Pul^f king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver^g in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom. ²⁰Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel — fifty shekels of silver^h from each man — to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.

Footnotes

f 15:19 Pul is another name for Tiglath-pileser; see verse 29.
g 15:19 1,000 talents is approximately 37.7 tons or 34.2 metric tons of silver.
h 15:20 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver.

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2 Kings 15:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Pul	פ֤וּל	p̄ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6322 Pul
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁוּר֙	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
invaded	בָּ֣א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and Menahem	מְנַחֵם֙	mə·na·ḥêm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4505 Menachem
gave	וַיִּתֵּ֤ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Pul	לְפ֔וּל	lə·p̄ūl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6322 Pul
a thousand	אֶ֖לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular construct	H505 thousand
talents	כִּכַּר־	kik·kar-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of silver	כָּ֑סֶף	kā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
in order to gain his support	לִהְי֤וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
and strengthen	לְהַחֲזִ֥יק	lə·ha·ḥă·zîq	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
his own grip	בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
on the kingdom	הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה	ham·mam·lā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign

2 Kings 15:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Menahem	מְנַחֵ֨ם	mə·na·ḥêm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4505 Menachem
exacted	וַיֹּצֵא֩	way·yō·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
this money	הַכֶּ֜סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
from	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
each	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of the wealthy	הַחַ֔יִל	ha·ḥa·yil	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
men	גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י	gib·bō·w·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1368 strong, mighty
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֧ים	ḥă·miš·šîm	Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
shekels	שְׁקָלִ֛ים	šə·qā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8255 shekel
of silver	כֶּ֖סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
from each	אֶחָ֑ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
man	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to give	לָתֵת֙	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
to the king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
So the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
withdrew	וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and did not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
remain	עָ֥מַד	‘ā·maḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
in the land	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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