KJV King James Version
In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, [and reigned] ten years in Samaria.
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2 Kings 15:17
In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, [and reigned] ten years in Samaria.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
WEB World English Bible
In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel for ten years in Samaria.
ASV American Standard Version
In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
In the thirty and ninth year of Azariah king of Judah reigned hath Menahem son of Gadi over Israel—ten years in Samaria.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 15
14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
16 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that [were] therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not [to him], therefore he smote [it; and] all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, [and reigned] ten years in Samaria.
18 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
19 [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.
20 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.
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בִּשְׁנַ֨תH8141 · sha.nehyearשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙H8672 · te.sahnineשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הH5838 · a.zar.yahAzariahמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahמָ֠לַךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignמְנַחֵ֨םH4505 · me.na.chemMenahemבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childגָּדִ֧יH1424 · ga.diGadiעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelעֶ֥שֶׂרH6235 · e.sertenשָׁנִ֖יםH8141 · sha.nehyearבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃H8111 · sho.me.ronSamaria
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