2 Kings 15:14

Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and reigned in his place.

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WEBBE

Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, killed him, and reigned in his place.

BSB

Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.

KJV

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.

ASV

And 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.

BBE

Then Menahem, the son of Gadi, went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and attacking Shallum, son of Jabesh, in Samaria, put him to death and made himself king in his place.

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וַיַּעַל vai·ya·'al and he went up H5927 מְנַחֵם me·na·chem Menahem H4505 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 גָּדִי ga·di Gadi H1424 מִתִּרְצָה mi·tir·tzah from Tirzah H8656 וַיָּבֹא vai·ya·vo' and he came H935 שֹׁמְרוֹן sho·me·ron Samaria H8111 וַיַּךְ vai·yakh and he struck down H5221 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 שַׁלּוּם sha·lum Shallum H7967 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 יָבֵישׁ ya·veish Jabesh H3003 בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן be·sho·me·ron in Samaria H8111 וַיְמִיתֵהוּ vay·mi·te·hu and he killed him H4191 וַיִּמְלֹךְ vai·yim·lokh and he became king H4427 תַּחְתָּיו tach·tav in place of him H8478

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 different from the allowed wickedness of ungodly men. Such is human nature, such are our hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept out of temptation, and should beg of God to renew a right spirit within us.

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People & places

MenahemShallumJabeshGadi SamariaTirzah

Topics

CitizensTirzahRegicideGadi

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.