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With respect to the supposed inability of Menahem to lead an
expedition to Tiphsah (Thapsacus, see the marginal reference) on the
Euphrates, we may note in the first place that such an expedition was...
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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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Menahem king of Israel. He smites Tiphsah. Pul, king of Assyria, comes
against Israel but is bought off. Death of Menahem (Not in Chronicles)
16. _Menahem smote Tiphsah_ Tiphsah is mentioned 1 Kings 4...
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C. MENAHEM SUBMITS TO ASSYRIA 15:16-22
TRANSLATION
(16) Then Menahem smote Tiphsah and all who were in it and its borders
from Tirzah; because they did not open unto him therefore he smote it;
and al...
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_THEN MENAHEM SMOTE TIPHSAH, AND ALL THAT WERE THEREIN, AND THE COASTS
THEREOF FROM TIRZAH: BECAUSE THEY OPENED NOT TO HIM, THEREFORE HE
SMOTE IT; AND ALL THE WOMEN THEREIN THAT WERE WITH CHILD HE RIP...
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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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TIPHSAH] not the Tiphsah of 1 Kings 4:24, which represents Thapsacus,
a far distant town on the Euphrates, but some unknown place in Israel
itself. Some suggest that it is a mistake for Tappuah (Joshu...
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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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THEN. — After slaying Shallum, and seizing the supreme power.
TIPHSAH. — The name means _ford,_ and elsewhere denotes the
well-known Thapsacus on the Euphrates (1 Kings 4:24). Here, however,
an _Israe...
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אָ֣ז יַכֶּֽה ־מְ֠נַחֵם אֶת ־תִּפְסַ֨ח
וְ אֶת
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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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Then Menahem smote (f) Tiphsah, and all that [were] therein, and the
coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not [to him],
therefore he smote [it; and] all the women therein that were with
chi...
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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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THEN MENAHEM SMOTE TIPHSAH, AND ALL THAT WERE THEREIN, AND THE COASTS
THEREOF FROM TIRZAH,.... The Jewish writers commonly take this Tiphsah
to be without the land of Israel, the same with that in 1 K...
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Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that [were] therein, and the
coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not [to him],
therefore he smote [it; and] all the women therein that were with
child h...
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_Then Menahem smote Tiphsah_ Either that Tiphsah mentioned 1 Kings
4:24, or another city of the same name. _And the coasts thereof, from
Tirzah_ All the people dwelling between those places. _Because...
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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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Then Menahem, making use of the army to reduce the country to
obedience to himself, SMOTE TIPHSAH, a fortress on the western hank of
the Euphrates, which revolted against his rule, AND ALL THAT WERE
T...
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MENAHEM IN ISRAEL...
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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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2 Kings 15:16 Tirzah H8656 Menahem H4505 attacked H5221 (H8686)
Tiphsah H8607 territory H1366 surrender H6605 (H8804
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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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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 15:16 MENAHEM SACKED TIPHSAH. This attack on
an important city on the Euphrates River is the last, brutal action of
an Israelite king claiming control of a Solomon-like empire...
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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 4:24; 2 Kings 8:12; Amos 1:13...