And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
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Gill's Exposition
And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah,.... The same form of expression is used as before, Kg2 15:21, of all the kings.
, of all the kings.
2 Kings 15:27
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Barnes' Notes
This is the first distinct mention which we find in Scripture of Assyria as an aggressive power. From the native monuments we learn that she had been for above a century pushing her conquests beyond…
Adam Clarke
Pul, the king of Assyria - This is the first time we hear of Assyria since the days of Nimrod, its founder, Gen 10:11.
Dean Prideaux supposes that this Pul was father of the famous Sardanapalus, the…
The best days of the kingdom of Israel were while the government was in Jehu's family. In his reign, and the next three reigns, though there were many abominable corruptions and miserable grievances…
Cambridge Bible
And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land R.V. There came against the land Pul &c. The sentence has no conjunction, and so R.V. represents the original better. In the LXX. we find -In his…
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