2 KI 15:19 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) King Pul (Tiglat-Pileser) of Assyria attacked Israel, and Menahem gave Pul over thirty tonnes of silver, so he would support Menahem’s reign.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτοῦ ἀνέβη Φονὰ βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ Μαναὴμ ἔδωκε τῷ Φουὰ χίλια τάλαντα ἀργυρίου εἶναι τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτοῦ.
(En tais haʸmerais autou anebaʸ Fona basileus Assuriōn epi taʸn gaʸn, kai Manaaʸm edōke tōi Foua ⱪilia talanta arguriou einai taʸn ⱪeira autou metʼ autou. )

BrTr In his days went up Phua king of the Assyrians against the land: and Manaem gave to Phua a thousand talents of silver to aid him with his power.

ULT Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave to Pul 1,000 disks of silver, so that his hands would be with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand.

UST Then Pul (also known as Tiglath-Pileser) king of Assyria came with his army to attack Israel. So Menahem gave him about thirty-three metric tons of silver in order that the king of Assyria would help Menahem to continue to be king and rule his country more strongly.

BSB Then Pul[fn] king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver[fn] in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.

15:19 Pul is another name for Tiglath-pileser; see verse 29.

15:19 1,000 talents is approximately 37.7 tons or 34.2 metric tons of silver.

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WEBBE Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents[fn] of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

15:19 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds, so 1000 talents is about 30 metric tonnes

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET 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.

LSV Pul king of Asshur has come against the land, and Menahem gives one thousand talents of silver to Pul, for his hand being with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand.

FBV Pul,[fn] king of Assyria, invaded the country. Menahem paid Pul a thousand talents of silver to support Menahem in consolidating his power over the kingdom.

15:19 Usually associated with Tiglath-Pileser.

T4T Then King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came with his army to attack Israel. So Menahem gave him ◄thirty-eight tons/35,000 kg.► of silver in order that Tiglath-Pileser would help Menahem to continue to be king and rule his country more strongly.

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BBE In his day, Pul, the king of Assyria, came up against the land; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver so that he might let him keep the kingdom.

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JPS There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

ASV There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

DRA And Phul king of the Assyrians came into the land, and Manahem gave Phul a thousand talents of silver, to aid him and to establish him in the kingdom.

YLT Pul king of Asshur hath come against the land, and Menahem giveth to Pul a thousand talents of silver, for his hand being with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand.

Drby 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 establish the kingdom in his hand.

RV There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

SLT Pul, king of Assyria came upon the land; and Menahem will give to Pul a thousand talents of silver, for his hands to be with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gaue Pul a thousand talents of siluer, that his hand might be with him, to confirm the kingdome in his hand.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

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Gnva Then Pul the king of Asshur came against the land: and Menahem gaue Pul a thousand talents of siluer, that his hande might bee with him, and establish the kingdome in his hand.
(Then Pul the king of Asshur came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him, and establish the kingdom in his hand. )

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ClVg Veniebat Phul rex Assyriorum in terram, et dabat Manahem Phul mille talenta argenti, ut esset ei in auxilium, et firmaret regnum ejus.
(I_cameebat Phul king Assyriorum in/into/on the_earth/land, and dabat Manahem Phul a_thousand talents silver, as was to_him in/into/on help/aid(n), and would_strengthen kingdom his. )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) Pul the king of Assyria came against the land

(Some words not found in UHB: he/it_came Pūl king ʼAshshūr on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land and=he/it_gave Mənaḩēm to,Pul a_thousand talents_of silver to=be hand_of,his with=him/it to,strengthen the,kingdom in=his/its=hand )

The phrase “Pul the king of Assyria” represents Pul and his army. Alternate translation: “Pul the king of Assyria came with his army against the land”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Pul the king of Assyria

Pul is the name of a man who was king of Assyria. He was also named Tiglath-Pileser.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) came against the land

The phrase “came against” is an idiom meaning to attack. “The land” refers to the land of Israel and represents the people who live there. Alternate translation: “came with his army to attack the people of Israel” (See also: figs-metonymy)

Note 4 topic: translate-numbers

(Occurrence 0) one thousand talents of silver

“1,000 talents of silver.” You may convert this to a modern measure. Alternate translation: “thirty-three thousand kilograms of silver” or “thirty-three metric tons of silver” (See also: translate-bmoney)

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) so that Pul’s support might be with him

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word support, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “support.” Alternate translation: “so that Pul might support him”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) to strengthen the kingdom of Israel in his hand

Having the kingdom in his hand represents ruling the kingdom. Alternate translation: “to strengthen his rule over the kingdom of Israel”

Parallel 2 KI 15:19

Parallel 2 KI 15:19