2 Kings 15:19
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 15
“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.”2 Kings 15:19
What Does 2 Kings 15:19 Mean?
2 Kings 15:19 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 15, verse 19 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 15:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 5:26“And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.”Hosea 5:13“When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.”2 Kings 14:5“And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.”2 Chronicles 30:6“So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.”Ezekiel 23:5“And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,”2 Kings 18:16“At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.”1 Chronicles 5:25“And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.”Hosea 8:7“For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.”Hosea 8:9“For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.”Amos 3:11“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.”Genesis 10:22“The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.”2 Kings 12:18“And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.”2 Kings 16:8“And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.”2 Kings 17:3“Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.”2 Kings 23:35“And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.”2 Chronicles 32:1“After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.”Nehemiah 9:32“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.”Psalms 83:8“Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.”Isaiah 9:1“Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.”Isaiah 33:18“Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?”
People & Places
MenahemTilgath-pilneserAssyria
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