Even the Assyrians joined those people.\par They made Lot’s descendants {\cf2\super [478]} \par very powerful.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [479]})\i0 \par
Pul king of Assyria came to fight against Israel. Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds [176] of silver. He did this so Pul would support Menahem and make Menahem’s kingdom stronger.
The elders and wise men from Byblos {\cf2\super [221]} \par were on board to help put caulking {\cf2\super [222]} \par between the boards on your ship.\par All the ships of the sea and their sailors\par came to trade and do business with you.’\par
“The Lord said to me, ‘Don’t bother the people of Moab. Don’t start a war against them. I will not give you any of their land. They are the descendants of Lot, [11] and I gave them the city of Ar.’”