2 Kings 15:20

And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Menahem	מְנַחֵ֨ם me.na.Chem	H4505	Menachem · proper noun, a man's name
exacted	וַיֹּצֵא֩ vai.yo.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
money	הַכֶּ֜סֶף ha.Ke.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
men	גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י gi.bo.Rei	H1368	powerful · noun, common masculine plural construct
wealth	הַחַ֔יִל ha.Cha.yil	H2428	probably a force · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
each	אֶחָ֑ד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
man	לְאִ֣ישׁ le.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fifty	חֲמִשִּׁ֧ים cha.mi.Shim	H2572	fifty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
shekels	שְׁקָלִ֛ים she.ka.Lim	H8255	probably a weight · noun, common masculine plural absolute
silver	כֶּ֖סֶף Ke.sef	H3701	silver (from its pale color) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
give	לָתֵת֙ la.Tet	H5414	to give · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ le.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר 'a.Shur	H804	Ashshur · proper noun, a place name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר 'a.Shur	H804	Ashshur · proper noun, a place name
back	וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ vai.Ya.shov	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
stayed	עָ֥מַד 'A.mad	H5975	to stand · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
land	בָּאָֽרֶץ ba.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Ruth 2:1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
2 Samuel 19:32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was…
2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and…
2 Kings 17:3-4 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
2 Kings 18:14-17 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me wi…
2 Kings 23:35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he e…
Job 1:3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a ver…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 15:8-31

The best days of the kingdom of Israel were while the government was in Jehu's family. In his reign, and the next three reigns, though there were many abominable corruptions and miserable grievances in Israel, yet the crown went in succession, the kings died in their beds, and some care was taken of public affairs; but, now that those days are at an end, the history which we have in these verses of about thirty-three years represents the affairs of that kingdom in the utmost confusion imaginable. Woe to those that were with child (Kg2 15:16) and to those that gave suck in those days, for then must needs be great tribulations, when, for the transgression of the land, many were the princes the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 15:19

Pul the king of Assyria--This is the first Assyrian king after Nimrod who is mentioned in biblical history. His name has been recently identified with that of Phalluka on the monuments of Nineveh, and that of Menahem discovered also. came against the land--Elsewhere it is said "Ephraim [Israel] went to the Assyrian" [Hos 5:13]. The two statements may be reconciled thus: "Pul, of his own motion, induced, perhaps, by the expedition of Menahem against Thapsacus, advanced against the kingdom of Israel; then Menahem sent him a thousand talents in order not only to divert him from his plans of conquest, but at the same time to purchase his friendship and aid for the establishment of his own prec…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 15:20

Each man fifty shekels of silver - Upwards of five pounds sterling a man.

John Gill on 2 Kings 15:20

And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth,.... Who were most able to pay it, by which means he eased the poor, and might thereby attach them to him: of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria: that is, he required them to pay fifty shekels apiece to make up the above sum as a present to Pul; though the words in the original text lie more naturally thus, "to give to the king of Assyria fifty shekels of silver for one man"; that is, for every man in his army; which amounted to about six pounds a man: so the king of Assyria turned back; to his own country: and stayed not there in the land; in the land of Israel, neither to distress…

Dictionary and topics

Arieh — The lion, the name of one of the body-guard slain with Pekahiah at Samaria (2 Kings 15:25) by the conspirator Pekah.
Captivity — (1.) Of Israel. The kingdom of the ten tribes was successively invaded by several Assyrian kings. Pul (q.v.) imposed a tribute on Menahem of a thousand talents of silver (2 Kings 15:19, 20; 1 Chr.…
Menahem — Conforting, the son of Gadi, and successor of Shallum, king of Israel, whom he slew. After a reign of about ten years (B.C. 771-760) he died, leaving the throne to his son Pekahiah. His reign was one…
Pekah — Open-eyed, the son of Remaliah a captain in the army of Pekahiah, king of Israel, whom he slew, with the aid of a band of Gileadites, and succeeded (B.C. 758) on the throne (2 Kings 15:25). Seventeen…
Assyria · Pul king of: Brought off by Menahem — Pul king of: Brought off by Menahem
Kings · Who reigned over Israel: Menahem — Who reigned over Israel: Menahem
Menahem · King of Israel — King of Israel
Money · Silver used as — Silver used as
Tax · Per — Per

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 15:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 15:8-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 15:19

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 15:20

John Gill on 2 Kings 15:20

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 15:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 15:8-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 15:19

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 15:20

John Gill on 2 Kings 15:20

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 15:20-22

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 15:19-20

Rashi on 2 Kings 15:16