2 Kings 15:19 meaning and explanation
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.
2 Kings 15:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Menahem had seized Israel's throne by murder and now faced an external threat. Pul is the name the Bible uses for Tiglath-pileser III, the Assyrian king whose westward campaigns pressured the region.
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