Parallel Verses New International Version Menahem exacted this money from Israel. Every wealthy person had to contribute fifty shekels of silver to be given to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and stayed in the land no longer. 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. Darby Bible Translation And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, of all those who were wealthy, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. World English Bible 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 didn't stay there in the land. Young's Literal Translation And Menahem bringeth out the silver from Israel, from all the mighty men of wealth, to give to the king of Asshur, fifty shekels of silver for each one, and the king of Asshur turneth back and hath not stayed there in the land. 2 Kings 15:20 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleEach man fifty shekels of silver - Upwards of five pounds sterling a man. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Menahem exacted [heb] cause to come forth of each man, etc. or, rather, as Bishop Patrick renders, `to give to the king of Assyria fifty shekels of silver for each man,' i.e, in his army. It may be supposed, that Menahem compelled `the mighty men of wealth' to give much more a-piece than this sum, (somewhat about 5l. sterling each) and each of them in some proportion to his affluence stayed not Library The Twelve Minor Prophets. 1. By the Jewish arrangement, which places together the twelve minor prophets in a single volume, the chronological order of the prophets as a whole is broken up. The three greater prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, stand in the true order of time. Daniel began to prophesy before Ezekiel, but continued, many years after him. The Jewish arrangement of the twelve minor prophets is in a sense chronological; that is, they put the earlier prophets at the beginning, and the later at the end of the … E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible A Living Book Cross References 2 Kings 15:19 Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom. 2 Kings 15:21 As for the other events of Menahem's reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? Jump to Previous Assyria Exacted Fifty Israel Menahem Mighty Money Shekels Silver Turned WealthJump to Next Assyria Exacted Fifty Israel Menahem Mighty Money Shekels Silver Turned WealthLinks 2 Kings 15:20 NIV2 Kings 15:20 NLT 2 Kings 15:20 ESV 2 Kings 15:20 NASB 2 Kings 15:20 KJV 2 Kings 15:20 Bible Apps 2 Kings 15:20 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 15:20 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 15:20 French Bible 2 Kings 15:20 German Bible 2 Kings 15:20 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |
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