19 Y vino Pul rey de Asiria a la tierra; y dio Manahem a Pul mil talentos de plata para que le ayudara a confirmarse en el reino.
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.
20 E impuso Manahem este dinero sobre Israel, sobre todos los poderosos de virtud; de cada varón cincuenta siclos de plata, para dar al rey de Asiria. Y el rey de Asiria se volvió, y no se detuvo allí en la tierra.
20
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.