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Berean Standard Bible

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

2 Kings 15:19

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vino Phul rey de Asiria á la tierra; y dió Manahem á Phul mil talentos de plata porque le ayudara á confirmarse en el reino.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces el rey Pul, es decir, Tiglat Piléser, de Asiria, invadió la tierra, pero el rey Menajem lo compró con un regalo de treinta y tres mil kilos de plata, para que lo dejara seguir siendo rey de Israel. Para conseguir esa cantidad de plata, Menajem obligó a los ricos de Israel a entregar, como impuesto, medio kilo de plata. Entonces Tiglat Piléser se regresó a su tierra.

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