19 jPul1 the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave jPul a thousand talents2 of silver, that he might help him kto confirm his hold on the royal power.
Footnotes
[1]15:19Another name for Tiglath-pileser III (compare verse 29) [2]15:19A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms