2 Kings 15:21
19 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
20 Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.
As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
22 And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- KJV
- And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- WEB
- Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- ASV
- Now the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- DARBY
- And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- BLB
- And the rest of the acts of Menahem and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Words of the Days of the Kings of Israel?
- ÅB
- Hva som ellers er å fortelle om Menahem og om alt det han gjorde, det er oppskrevet i Israels kongers krønike.
- OTB
- Når det gjelder de andre gjerningene til Menahem og alle hans bedrifter, er de ikke oppskrevet i Krønikerboken til Israels konger?
- B1930
- Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Menahem og om alt det han gjorde, det er opskrevet i Israels kongers krønike.