2 Kings 15:17-19

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁷ In the thirty-ninth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel, and he reigned for ten years in Samaria. ¹⁸ He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. Throughout his reign, he did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.^(A)

¹⁹ King Pul^[a](B) of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul 35 tonnes^[b] of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grasp on the kingdom.^(C)