2 Kings 15:16

Easy To Read Version

{After Shallum died,} Menahem defeated Tiphsah and the area around it. The people refused to open {the city gate} for him. So Menahem defeated them and ripped open all the pregnant women in that city.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:24

Solomon ruled over all the countries west of the Euphrates River. This was the land from Tiphsah to Gaza. And Solomon had peace on all sides of his kingdom.

2 Kings 15:15

All the things Shallum did, including his plans against Zechariah, are written in the book The History of the Kings of Israel.

2 Kings 8:12

Hazael said, “Sir, why are you crying?”

Hosea 13:16

Samaria must be punished.\par Why? Because she turned against her God.\par The Israelites will be killed with swords.\par Their children will be torn to pieces.\par Their pregnant women will be ripped open.”\par

Amos 1:13

The Lord says these things: “I will definitely punish \{the people of\} Ammon {\cf2\super [25]} for the many crimes they did. {\cf2\super [26]} Why? Because they killed the pregnant women in Gilead. {\cf2\super [27]} The Ammonite people did this so they could \{take that land\} and make their country larger.

Judges 9:52

Abimelech and his men came to the tower to attack it. Abimelech went up to the door of the tower. He wanted to burn the tower.