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Menahem exacted this money from Israel. Every wealthy person had to contribute fifty shekelsa of silver to be given to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and stayed in the land no longer.
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.
Menahem exacted the money from Israel, that is, from all the wealthy men, fifty shekels of silver from every man, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back and did not stay there in the land.
Menahem extorted the money from the rich of Israel, demanding that each of them pay fifty pieces of silver to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned from attacking Israel and did not stay in the land.
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 nor to help Menahem,
for which he gave him the money.
