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2 Kings 15:19

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.

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ASV

There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

KJV

And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בָּ֣אba'he cameH935 →
פ֤וּלfulPulH6322 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
אַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
וַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414 →
מְנַחֵם֙me.na.ChemMenahemH4505 →
לְפ֔וּלle.Fulto PulH6322 →
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefa thousandH505 →
כִּכַּר־ki.kar-talent[s] ofH3603 →
כָּ֑סֶףKa.sefsilverH3701 →
לִהְי֤וֹתlih.Yotto beH1961 →
יָדָיו֙ya.Davhands hisH3027 →
אִתּ֔וֹ'i.Towith himH854 →
לְהַחֲזִ֥יקle.ha.cha.Zikto strengthenH2388 →
הַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.Khahthe kingdomH4467 →
בְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.Doin hand hisH3027 →

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1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.2 Kings 14:5As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.2 Chronicles 30:6So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.Ezekiel 23:5Oholah prostituted herself while she was still Mine. She lusted after her lovers, the Assyrians—warriors1 Chronicles 5:25–26They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families. But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.2 Kings 18:16At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.Hosea 8:9For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.Amos 3:11Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”2 Kings 16:8Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.2 Kings 12:18So King Joash of Judah took all the sacred objects dedicated by his fathers—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the kings of Judah—along with his own consecrated items and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent them to Hazael king of Aram. So Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem.Hosea 10:6Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.Isaiah 9:1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:Jeremiah 17:5This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.2 Kings 17:3–4Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.Hosea 8:9–10For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers.Isaiah 33:18Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”Nehemiah 9:32So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

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