2 Kings 15:20
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.”
כֶּסֶף
Silver, money. Keseph. Come buy without money and without price. The most valuable things God offers cannot be purchased. They are received by faith.
מֶלֶךְ
the king of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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עָמַד
he remained
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עָמַד
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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שָׁם
there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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שֶׁקֶל
shekels
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שֶׁקֶל
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
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גִּבּוֹר
the mighty men of
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גִּבּוֹר
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
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מְנַחֵם
Menahem
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מְנַחֵם
Menachem, an Israelite
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חֲמִשִּׁים
fifty
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חֲמִשִּׁים
fifty
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