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Passage Lookup: 2 Kings 15:17-21
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2 Kings 15:17
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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.
2 Kings 15:18
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He did evil in the eyes of the LORD . During his entire reign he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.
2 Kings 15:19
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Then Pul (F43) king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents (F44) of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom.
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2 Kings 15:20
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Menahem exacted this money from Israel. Every wealthy man had to contribute fifty shekels of silver to be given to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and stayed in the land no longer.
2 Kings 15:21
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As for the other events of Menahem's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
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