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He attacked Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, assassinated him and succeeded him as king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Menahem son of Gadi went to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him, and he became the next king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Menahem the son of Gadi came up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and he struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and put him to death and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him; and he reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him and became king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him and became king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him and became king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and put him to death and became king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck and killed Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and became king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Menahem, son of Gadi, came from Tirzah to Samaria, attacked Shallum (son of Jabesh), killed him, and succeeded him as king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Menahem son of Gadi went from Tirzah to Samaria, assassinated Shallum, and succeeded him as king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then Gadi's son Menahem approached Samaria from Tirzah and attacked Jabesh's son Shallum, executed him, and reigned in his place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh. He killed him and took his place as king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him, and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Menahem son of Gadi goes up from Tirzah and comes to Samaria, and strikes Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and puts him to death, and reigns in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and go up doth Menahem son of Gadi from Tirzah and cometh in to Samaria, and smiteth Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Menahem son of Gadi from Tirzah, will go up, and will come to Shomeron and strike Shallum son of Jabesh, in Shomeron, and kill him, and reign in his stead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Manahem the son of Gadi went up from Thersa: and he came into Samaria, and struck Sellum the son of Jabes in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Menahem, the son of Gadi, ascended from Tirzah. And he went into Samaria, and he struck Shallum, the son of Jabesh, in Samaria. And he killed him, and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Menahem, son of Gadi, came up from Tirzah to Samaria, and struck down Shallum, son of Jabesh, in Samaria. He killed him and reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah and came to Samaria; he struck down Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him; he reigned in place of him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Makhanim, son of Gaddi, went up from Terzah and entered Samaria and struck Shalum, son of Yabish, in Samaria, and he killed him, and he became king after him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Manaem the son of Gaddi went up out of Tharsila, and came to Samaria, and smote Sellum the son of Jabis in Samaria, and slew him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/15-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=5134" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Shallum Reigns in Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13</span>In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4505.htm" title="4505: mə·na·ḥêm (N-proper-ms) -- Comforter, king of N. Isr. From nacham; comforter; Menachem, an Israelite.">Then Menahem</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/1424.htm" title="1424: gā·ḏî (N-proper-ms) -- An Israelite. From gad; fortunate; Gadi, An Israelite.">of Gadi</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">went up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8656.htm" title="8656: mit·tir·ṣāh (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- From ratsah; delightsomeness; Tirtsah, a place in Palestine; also an Israelitess.">from Tirzah</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: šō·mə·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">to Samaria,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">struck down</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·mî·ṯê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and killed</a> <a href="/hebrew/7967.htm" title="7967: šal·lūm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a number of Isr. Or Shallum; the same as shilluwm; Shallum, the name of fourteen Israelites.">Shallum</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3003.htm" title="3003: yā·ḇêš (N-proper-ms) -- A place in Gilead, also an Isr. The same as yabesh; Jobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine.">of Jabesh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: bə·šō·mə·rō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: way·yim·lōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·tāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">in his place.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-14.htm">2 Kings 9:14-16</a></span><br />Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, / but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.” / Then Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">2 Kings 12:20-21</a></span><br />And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. / His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">2 Kings 21:23-24</a></span><br />Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. / But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">2 Kings 23:29-30</a></span><br />During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo. / From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">1 Kings 16:9-10</a></span><br />However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. / So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">1 Kings 15:25-28</a></span><br />In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit. / Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-7.htm">1 Kings 14:7-14</a></span><br />Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel. / I tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. But you have not been like My servant David, who kept My commandments and followed Me with all his heart, doing only what was right in My eyes. / You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-10.htm">2 Samuel 15:10-12</a></span><br />Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’” / Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and they went along innocently, for they knew nothing about the matter. / While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-22.htm">2 Samuel 20:22</a></span><br />Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-27.htm">2 Chronicles 25:27</a></span><br />From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-24.htm">2 Chronicles 33:24-25</a></span><br />Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed him in his palace. / But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Isaiah 1:23</a></span><br />Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4</a></span><br />They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-22.htm">Matthew 2:22</a></span><br />But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">Matthew 26:47-50</a></span><br />While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people. / Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.” / Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">Tirzah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17</a></b></br> And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: <i>and</i> when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-21.htm">1 Kings 15:21,33</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Baasha heard <i>thereof</i>, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-8.htm">1 Kings 16:8,9,15,17</a></b></br> In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years… </p><p class="hdg">and smote</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">2 Kings 15:10</a></b></br> And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Assassinated</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Attacked</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Attacking</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-17.htm">Gadi</a> <a 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class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Zachariah the last of Jehu's generation, reigning ill, is slain by Shallum</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm">Shallum, reigning a month, is slain by Nenahem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Menahem strengthens himself by Pul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-21.htm">Pekahiah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-23.htm">Pekahiah is slain by Pekah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and slain by Hoshea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Jotham's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-36.htm">Ahaz succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria</b><br>Menahem's journey from Tirzah to Samaria signifies a transition of power. Tirzah was an earlier capital of the northern kingdom of Israel before Samaria. This move indicates a strategic shift, as Samaria was the political and administrative center of the northern kingdom at this time. The act of "going up" suggests a deliberate and possibly aggressive move, as Samaria was located on a hill, making it a fortified city. This phrase highlights the political instability and frequent changes in leadership during this period, reflecting the broader theme of Israel's disobedience and the resulting chaos.<p><b>struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh</b><br>The assassination of Shallum by Menahem is a continuation of the violent power struggles that characterized the northern kingdom. Shallum had himself seized the throne by killing King Zechariah, indicating a cycle of violence and betrayal. This act of regicide was not uncommon in the history of Israel and Judah, where kings often came to power through conspiracy and murder. The instability of the monarchy during this time is a reflection of the spiritual decline of Israel, as the people and their leaders turned away from God's commandments.<p><b>and reigned in his place</b><br>Menahem's reign, which lasted ten years, is marked by brutality and oppression, as further detailed in the subsequent verses. His rule is a continuation of the pattern of kings who did evil in the sight of the Lord, failing to lead the people back to covenant faithfulness. This phrase underscores the temporary and often illegitimate nature of power when it is seized through violence and without divine sanction. Menahem's reign is a reminder of the consequences of Israel's departure from God's ways, leading to internal strife and eventual judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/menahem_son_of_gadi.htm">Menahem son of Gadi</a></b><br>Menahem is the central figure in this verse, who becomes king by force. His actions are a reflection of the turbulent times in Israel's history.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shallum_son_of_jabesh.htm">Shallum son of Jabesh</a></b><br>Shallum was the king of Israel for a very short period, having himself seized the throne through violence. His reign ended when Menahem killed him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tirzah.htm">Tirzah</a></b><br>This was a city in the northern kingdom of Israel. It was an earlier capital before Samaria and is significant as Menahem's starting point.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital of the northern kingdom of Israel at this time, where Menahem killed Shallum and took the throne.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/event_of_regicide.htm">Event of Regicide</a></b><br>The act of Menahem killing Shallum to take the throne is a significant event, highlighting the instability and violence in the leadership of Israel during this period.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_violence_and_unrighteousness.htm">The Consequences of Violence and Unrighteousness</a></b><br>The cycle of violence in Israel's leadership serves as a warning against the use of force and unrighteous means to achieve power. It leads to instability and further violence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Leadership should be established and maintained through righteousness and God's guidance, not through human ambition and violence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite the chaos and human failings, God remains sovereign. Believers are encouraged to trust in His ultimate plan and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_power_without_accountability.htm">The Dangers of Power without Accountability</a></b><br>The account of Menahem and Shallum illustrates the dangers of unchecked power and the need for accountability in leadership.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/join_us_at_the_waters.htm">Who was King Shallum in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_shallum_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Shallum in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_sources_confirm_menahem's_tribute_to_pul.htm">2 Kings 15:19 speaks of Menahem paying tribute to Pul, king of Assyria--do extrabiblical sources confirm this tribute or Pul's identity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">For.</span>--<span class= "ital">And.</span><p><span class= "bld">Menahem.</span>--Tiglath Pileser II. records in his annals that in his eighth regnal year (<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> B.C. 738) he took tribute of "Racunnu (Rezin) the Damascene, and Menihimme Samerina'a"--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> Menahem the Samaritan.<p><span class= "bld">Gadi.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">a Gadite.</span><p><span class= "bld">Went up</span> <span class= "bld">from Tirzah.</span>--Menahem was Zachariah's general, who at the time was quartered with the troops at Tirzah, near Samaria (<a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm" title="And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;">1Kings 14:17</a>). On the news of the murder of Zachariah, Menahem marched to tHe capital. The month of Shallum's reign was probably taken up with preparations for hostilities on both sides. A battle at Samaria decided matters (Josephus). Perhaps, however, Menahem simply entered Samaria with a part of his forces.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For Manahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah.</span> Ewald supposes Tirzah to have been the "native city" of Menahem; but this is not stated. According to Josephus (<span class="accented">l.s.c.</span>), he was commander-in-chief, and happened to be in Tirzeh at the time. (On the probable site of Tirzeh, see the comment on 1 Kings 14:17.) It was the royal city of the kingdom of the ten tribes from the later part of Jeroboam's reign to the building of Samaria by Omri (see <a href="/1_kings/14-17.htm">1 Kings 14:17</a>; <a href="/1_kings/16-6.htm">1 Kings 16:6, 8, 15, 23</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria</span> - Josephus says that there was a battle, in which Shallum was slain - <span class="cmt_word">and slew him, and reigned in his stead.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/15-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Menahem</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַחֵ֨ם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·na·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4505.htm">Strong's 4505: </a> </span><span class="str2">Menahem -- 'comforter', king of Northern Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Gadi</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּדִ֜י</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1424.htm">Strong's 1424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gadi -- an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעַל֩</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Tirzah</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתִּרְצָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(mit·tir·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8656.htm">Strong's 8656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tirzah -- daughter of Zelophehad, also a Canaanite city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Samaria,</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמְר֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">struck down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֛ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and killed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·mî·ṯê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shallum</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁלּ֥וּם</span> <span class="translit">(šal·lūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7967.htm">Strong's 7967: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shallum -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jabesh,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֵ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3003.htm">Strong's 3003: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jabesh -- a place in Gilead, also an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and became king</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·lōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his place.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּחְתָּֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·tāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/15-14.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 15:14 Menahem the son of Gadi went up (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 15:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/15-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 15:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>