And the LORD said to me, 'Do not harass Moab or contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the people of Lot for a possession.'
Pul[3] the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents[4] of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power.
The elders of Gebal and her skilled men were in you, caulking your seams; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to barter for your wares.