15 Now the rest of the acts of Shallum, and the conspiracy which he1 led, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
16 Then from Tirzah, Menahem attacked aTiphsah, all who were there, and its territory. Because they did not surrender, therefore he attacked it. All bthe women there who were with child he ripped open.
Menahem Reigns in Israel
17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi became king over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
18 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin.
19 aPul king of Assyria came against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his2 hand might be with him to bstrengthen the kingdom under his control.
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