2 Kings 15:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Menahemמְנַחֵ֨ם
(me·na·chem)
4505: "comforter," king of N. Isr.from nacham
exactedוַיֹּצֵא֩
(vai·yo·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
the moneyהַכֶּ֜סֶף
(hak·ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
from Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
even from allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the mighty menגִּבֹּורֵ֣י
(gib·bo·v·rei)
1368: strong, mightyfrom gabar
of wealth,הַחַ֔יִל
(ha·cha·yil,)
2428: strength, efficiency, wealth, armyfrom chul
from eachאֶחָ֑ד
(e·chad;)
259: onea prim. card. number
manלְאִ֣ישׁ
(le·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֧ים
(cha·mi·shim)
2572: fiftymultiple of chamesh
shekelsשְׁקָלִ֛ים
(she·ka·lim)
8255: (a measure of weight) shekelfrom shaqal
of silverכֶּ֖סֶף
(ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
to payלָתֵת֙
(la·tet)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְ
(le·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Assyria.אַשּׁ֔וּר
(a·shur,)
804b: the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr.of uncertain derivation
So the kingמֶ֣לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר
(a·shur,)
804b: the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr.of uncertain derivation
returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙
(vai·ya·shav)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
and did not remainעָ֥מַד
(a·mad)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
thereשָׁ֖ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
in the land.בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
(ba·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Menahem
Mnachem  (men-akh-ame')
comforter; Menachem, an Israelite -- Menahem.
exacted
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
the money
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
even of all the mighty men
gibbowr  (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
of wealth
chayil  (khah'-yil)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
of each
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
fifty
chamishshiym  (kham-ish-sheem')
fifty -- fifty.
shekels
sheqel  (sheh'-kel)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel.
of silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
to give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
to the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Assyria
'Ashshuwr  (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
So the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Assyria
'Ashshuwr  (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
turned back
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
and stayed
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
not there in the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Menahem exacted the money from Israel, even from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver to pay the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned and did not remain there in the land.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Menahem exacted 20 ounces of silver from each of the wealthy men of Israel to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not stay there in the land.

International Standard Version
Menahem exacted the money from all of Israel's powerful and wealthy men, 50 shekels from each, to pay the king of Aram. As a result, the king of Aram retreated and did not remain there in the land.

NET Bible
Menahem got this silver by taxing all the wealthy men in Israel; he took fifty shekels of silver from each one of them and paid it to the king of Assyria. Then the king of Assyria left; he did not stay there in the land.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Menahem raised the money from all the wealthy men in Israel. Each gave 20 ounces of silver for the king of Assyria. Then the king of Assyria left the country.

King James 2000 Bible
And Menahem exacted the money from 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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