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Tirzah, the old capital, once more appears as a place of importance,
giving birth to the pretender, who alone of all these later kings died
a natural death, and left the crown to his son 2 Kings 15:22...
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CHAPTER 15
_ 1. Reign and death of Azariah (Uzziah) (2 Kings 15:1; 2 Chronicles
26)._
2. Reign and death of Zachariah (2 Kings 15:8)
3. Reign and death of Shallum ...
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LAST KINGS OF ISRAEL. Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, reigned but six
months (2 Kings 15:8), and was killed by Shallum, probably, as LXX (L)
reads, in Ibleam, instead of the Heb., which is doubtfully...
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TIRZAH. The capital before Samaria (1 Kings 14:17. 1Ki 14:15, 1 Kings
14:21; 1 Kings 16:8). Now _Telluzah,_ about nine miles north of
Samaria....
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_Menahem the son of Gadi_ It has been suggested that Menahem was an
officer of king Zechariah and advanced from Tirzah, where he was
stationed, to Samaria to avenge the murder of his master. This may...
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MENAHEM—WENT UP FROM TIRZAH— _Tirzah_ was a long time the regal
city of the kingdom of Israel; Jeroboam, who was the first king of
Israel, though he dwelt for some time at Shechem, in his latter days...
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B. THE ONE MONTH REIGN OF SHALLUM 15:13-15
TRANSLATION
(13) Shallum the son of Jabesh ruled in the thirty-ninth year of
Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. (14) And
Menahem...
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_FOR MENAHEM THE SON OF GADI WENT UP FROM TIRZAH, AND CAME TO SAMARIA,
AND SMOTE SHALLUM THE SON OF JABESH IN SAMARIA, AND SLEW HIM, AND
REIGNED IN HIS STEAD._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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SUNDRY BRIEF ANNALS
This chapter relates the reigns of Azariah and Jotham of Judah, and of
Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah of Israel....
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 15
UZZIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH
V1 Uzziah, Amaziah’s son, began his rule as king of *Judah. He did
so in the 27th...
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FOR. — _And._
MENAHEM. — Tiglath Pileser II. records in his annals that in his
eighth regnal year (_i.e.,_ B.C. 738) he took tribute of “Raçunnu
(Rezin) the Damascene, and Menihimmè Samerinâ’a” — _i....
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וַ יַּעַל֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן ־גָּדִ֜י מִ
תִּרְצָ֗
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THE AGONY OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM
2 Kings 15:8
Shallum
B. C. 740
MENAHEM
B. C. 740-737
PEKAHIAH
B. C. 757-735
PEKAH
B. C.735-734
"Blood toucheth blood."- Hosea 4:2
"The revolters are pr...
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BUYING TEMPORARY RELIEF
2 Kings 15:13
The usurping murderer Shallum enjoyed but a very brief reign,
occupying the throne for one month only, and then being slain by
Menahem, who, according to Josephu...
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The throne of Judah was occupied by Azariah, the Uzziah of Isaiah. In
the main, his reign was characterized by obedience to the divine will,
yet the people continued in sin, and the king was smitten w...
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_Manahem, general of Zacharias, revenged his death, and then returning
to Tharsa[Thersa?], treated it and the neighbouring city, Thapsa, with
the utmost fury. So Josephus, [Antiquities?] ix. 11. But h...
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I bring the whole into this compass, not only for the sake of brevity,
but because the observations which are suited to one reign more or
less will suit them all. Short as this chapter is, the events...
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But not merely this. "Elisha died and they buried him" (2 Kings
13:20). Was not Elisha gone then? Not so. There was to be even a more
glorious witness in his death than in his life. In his life, no do...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17.
Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu
was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of
Jehovah...
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FOR MENAHEM THE SON OF GADI WENT UP FROM TIRZAH,.... A city in the
tribe of Manasseh, the royal city of the kings of Israel before Omri,
of which Joshua 12:24, whether Menahem was of this city, or was...
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For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria,
and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and
reigned in his stead.
Ver. 14. _For Menahem the son of Gadi._]...
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_He reigned a full month_ That dominion seldom lasts long that is
founded in blood and falsehood. Menahem, either provoked by his crime,
or animated by his example, soon served him as he had served hi...
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1 Azariah his good reigne.
5 He dying a Leper, Iotham succeedeth.
8 Zachariah, the last of Iehu his generation, reigning ill, is slaine
by Shallum.
13 Shallum reigning a moneth, is slaine by Menahe...
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AZARIAH'S REIGN IN JUDAH
(vv.1-17)
The reign of Azariah began after Jereboam had reigned 27 years in
Samaria. We have seen Azariah (Uzziah) was only 16 years old when he
began to reign, and reigned...
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8-31 This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not
without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state
of Israel. The imperfections of true believers are very differe...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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2 Kings 15:14 Menahem H4505 son H1121 Gadi H1424 up H5927 (H8799)
Tirzah H8656 came H935 (H8799) Samaria...
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THE REIGN OF SHALLUM KING OF ISRAEL C.752 BC (2 KINGS 15:13).
It would appear that Tiphsach was Shallum's power base. Thus when
Shallum took the throne after assassinating Zechariah without popular
su...
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CONTENTS: Reign of Azariah and Jotham over Judah and Zechariah,
Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah over Israel.
CHARACTERS: God, Azariah, Jotham, Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pul,
Pekahiah, Pekah, Rez...
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2 Kings 15:1. _Azariah;_ that is, Uzziah, as below, and Isaiah 6:1. He
was a good man under affliction, brought several of the ten tribes
under the wings of his defence, extended his empire to the Red...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 15:8 Israel’s Last Days. The Lord had
promised Jehu that his descendants would reign after him to the
“fourth generation” (2 Kings 10:30). Wit
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 15:10. ASSASSINATION OF ZACHARIAH BY THE CONSPIRATOR
SHALLUM—The compound word rendered “_before the people_,” would
seem to record a public act of regicide to...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 15:1
REIGNS OF AZARIAH AND JOTHAM OVER JUDAH; AND OF ZACHARIAH, SHALLUM,
MENAHEM, PEKAHIAH, AND PE
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He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, he reigned for
fifty-two years (2 Kings 15:2).
One of the longest reigns.
He did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all
that...
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1 Kings 14:17; 1 Kings 15:21; 1 Kings 15:33; 1 Kings 16:15; 1