A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.14; son of: Gadi (H1424); father of: Pekahiah (H6494) § Menahem = "comforter" son of Gadi and king of the northern kingdom of Israel; slew the usurper Shallum to ascend the throne and reigned for ten years; contemporary with prophets Hosea and Amos
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H4505 — מְנַחֵם
me.na.chem · Menahem · Hebrew/Aramaic
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2 Kings 15:14 · מְנַחֵ֨םand go up doth Menahem son of Gadi from Tirzah and cometh in to Samaria, and smiteth Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead.2 Kings 15:16 · מְ֠נַחֵםThen doth Menahem smite Tiphsah, and all who are in it, and its borders from Tirzah, for it opened not to him, and he smiteth it, all its pregnant women he hath ripped up.2 Kings 15:17 · מְנַחֵ֨םIn the thirty and ninth year of Azariah king of Judah reigned hath Menahem son of Gadi over Israel—ten years in Samaria.2 Kings 15:19 · מְנַחֵם֙Pul king of Asshur hath come against the land, and Menahem giveth to Pul a thousand talents of silver, for his hand being with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand.2 Kings 15:20 · מְנַחֵ֨םAnd Menahem bringeth out the silver from Israel, from all the mighty men of wealth, to give to the king of Asshur, fifty shekels of silver for each one, and the king of Asshur turneth back and hath not stayed there in the land.2 Kings 15:21 · מְנַחֵ֖םAnd the rest of the matters of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?2 Kings 15:22 · מְנַחֵ֖םAnd Menahem lieth with his fathers, and reign doth Pekahiah his son in his stead.2 Kings 15:23 · מְנַחֵ֧םIn the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah hath Pekahiah son of Menahem reigned over Israel, in Samaria—two years,