2 Kings 15:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Pul,פ֤וּל
(ful)
6322: an Assyr. king, the same as NH8407of foreign origin
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־
(me·lech-)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Assyria,אַשּׁוּר֙
(a·shur)
804b: the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr.of uncertain derivation
cameבָּ֣א
(ba)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
againstעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the land,הָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and Menahemמְנַחֵם֙
(me·na·chem)
4505: "comforter," king of N. Isr.from nacham
gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ן
(vai·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
Pulלְפ֔וּל
(le·ful,)
6322: an Assyr. king, the same as NH8407of foreign origin
a thousandאֶ֖לֶף
(e·lef)
505: a thousanda prim. root
talentsכִּכַּר־
(kik·kar-)
3603: a round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)from karar
of silverכָּ֑סֶף
(ka·sef;)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
so that his handיָדָיו֙
(ya·dav)
3027: handa prim. root
might be with him to strengthenלְהַחֲזִ֥יק
(le·ha·cha·zik)
2388: to be or grow firm or strong, strengthena prim. root
the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה
(ham·mam·la·chah)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
under his rule.בְּיָדֹֽו׃
(be·ya·dov.)
3027: handa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Pul
Puwl  (pool)
Pul, the name of an Assyrian king and of an Ethiopian tribe -- Pul.
the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Assyria
'Ashshuwr  (ash-shoor')
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
against the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and Menahem
Mnachem  (men-akh-ame')
comforter; Menachem, an Israelite -- Menahem.
gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Pul
Puwl  (pool)
Pul, the name of an Assyrian king and of an Ethiopian tribe -- Pul.
a thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
talents
kikkar  (kik-kawr')
loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.
of silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
that his hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
might be with him to confirm
chazaq  (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
the kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
in his hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Pul, king of Assyria, came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that his hand might be with him to strengthen the kingdom under his rule.

King James Bible
And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grip on the kingdom.

International Standard Version
Later on, King Pul of Aram attacked the land, and Menahem paid Pul 1,000 silver talents so Pul would join forces with Menahem to secure his hold on the kingdom.

NET Bible
Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem paid him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and to solidify his control of the kingdom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
King Pul of Assyria came to [attack] the country. So Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver to gain his support and help strengthen his hold on the kingdom.

King James 2000 Bible
And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
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