2 Kings 15:20 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁰ And Menaḥ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back and did not stay in the land.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Menahem taxed Israel for this money. All the wealthy people had to give fifty silver shekels each to Assyria’s king. So Assyria’s king went home and didn’t stay there in the land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And Menahem proclaimed a tax upon Israel, on all who were powerful and wealthy, so that each one would give to the king of the Assyrians fifty shekels of silver. Then the king of the Assyrians turned back, and he did not remain in the land.

2 Kings 15:20 Cross References

2 Samuel 19:32

And Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had sustained the sovereign while he was dwelling at Maḥ

2 Kings 15:19

Pul the sovereign of Ashshur came against the land. And Menaḥ

2 Kings 15:21

And the rest of the acts of Menaḥ

2 Kings 15:29

In the days of Peqaḥ

2 Kings 23:35

And Yehoyaqim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh. Only, he taxed the land to give silver according to the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, from every one according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neḵ

Job 1:3

And his possessions were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large body of servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.

Ruth 2:1

And Naʽ