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And Menachem, son of Gad, went up from Tirtsah [northeast of Shechem; present-day Tell el-Farah] and came to [the city of] Samaria and struck Shallum, son of Javesh, in Samaria and killed him. And he reigned in his place.
Then Menahem struck Tiphsah and all who were there, and its borders, from Tirtsah, because they did not open to him, so he struck it, and all the pregnant women therein he cut open.
[Menachem was the 16th king of the northern kingdom. His name means "comforter," which is ironic considering his violent rise to power. He reigned for 10 years (752-742 BC).] In the 39th year of Azariah (Hebr. Azarjah) [Uzziah], king of Judah, Menachem, son of Gad, began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for ten years in Samaria.
Pol, king of Assyria, came over the land, and Menachem gave Pol 1,000 talents [34 tons] of silver so that his hand would be strong (firm, secure, brave) with him to fortify the kingdom in his hand.
And Menachem taxed the silver over Israel, over all the mighty, warlike men, of every man 50 shekels [0.6 kg] of silver to give to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria returned and did not stay there in the land.
[Pecahiah (sometimes simplified in English to Pekahiah) means "Yahweh sees" or "Yahweh has opened." He is the 17th king of the northern kingdom and reigned for two years (742-740 BC). He is not mentioned in the Books of Chronicles. In the 50th year of Azariah (Hebr. Azarjah) [Uzziah], king of Judah, Pekahiah, son of Menahem, began to reign over Israel in Samaria and reigned for two years.]
