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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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_Pekahiah his son_ Ten years of stern rule had enabled Menahem to
secure the throne for his son, though the latter had but a short
tenure of power....
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AND PEKAHIAH HIS SON REIGNED IN HIS STEAD— This shews that Menahem
was a man of great weight, since, notwithstanding all his violence and
cruelty, he left the kingdom in his own family, which his two...
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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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_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...
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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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וַ יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב מְנַחֵ֖ם עִם
־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַ יִּ
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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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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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AND MENAHEM SLEPT WITH HIS FATHERS,.... Died a natural death, and in
peace, though an usurper and a tyrant:
AND PEKAHIAH HIS SON REIGNED IN HIS STEAD; the kingdom he had usurped
continued in his fami...
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And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in
his stead.
Ver. 22. _And Pekahiah his son._] Eusebius _a_ calleth him Phaceas.
_ a_ _In Chronico._...
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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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And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah, his son, reigned in
his stead. The kingdom of Israel was hastening to its dissolution.
When backsliders despise both the goodness and the severity of...
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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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No text from Poole on this verse....
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THE REIGN OF MENAHEM KING OF ISRAEL C. 752-742/41 BC (2 KINGS 15:17).
The author has nothing good to say about the reign of Menahem, but it
was crucially important for one reason. Up to this time Assy...
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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...