And the rest of the acts of Menahem We are referred to the same book of chronicles for them as for those of the rest of the kings, which seems to be a form the historian uses of them all.
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Pul king of Assyria came to attack the land. Menahem gave him about seventy-four thousand pounds of silver so Pul would support him and make his hold on the kingdom stronger.
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Menahem taxed Israel to pay about one and one-fourth pounds of silver to each soldier of the king of Assyria. So the king left and did not stay in the land.
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Everything else Menahem did is written in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.
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Then Menahem died, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.
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Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria during Uzziah'sn fiftieth year as king of Judah. Pekahiah ruled two years,