2 Kings 15:14-16

Good News Translation

¹⁴ Menahem son of Gadi went from Tirzah to Samaria, assassinated Shallum, and succeeded him as king. ¹⁵ Everything else that Shallum did, including an account of his conspiracy, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel. ¹⁶ As Menahem was on his way from Tirzah, he completely destroyed the city of Tappuah,^[a] its inhabitants, and the surrounding territory, because the city did not surrender to him. He even ripped open the bellies of all the pregnant women.