Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- 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.
- NKJV 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.
- NASB 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.
- NLT Then Menahem son of Gadi went to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him, and he became the next king.
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Menahem son of Gadi came from Tirzah to Samaria, killed Shallum, and took the throne.
Overview
Menahem's seizure of power by assassinating Shallum continues the cycle of bloody coups that now grips Israel. The relentless succession of usurpers reveals a nation devouring itself under God's judgment for idolatry. Menahem's brutal reign, detailed in the verses following, only deepens Israel's moral and political ruin.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Kgs 14:17Then Jeroboam’s wife got up and departed for Tirzah, and as soon as she stepped over the threshold of the house, the boy died.
- 1 Kgs 16:15In the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri reigned in Tirzah for seven days. Now the troops were encamped against Gibbethon of the Philistines,
- 1 Kgs 16:17Then Omri and all the Israelites marched up from Gibbethon and besieged Tirzah.
- 1 Kgs 15:21When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and withdrew to Tirzah.
- 1 Kgs 15:33In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah twenty-four years.
- 1 Kgs 16:8–9In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.
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