Regarding the supposed inability of Menahem to lead an expedition to Tiphsah (Thapsacus) on the Euphrates, we should first note that such an expedi…

Then. — After slaying Shallum and seizing the supreme power.

Tiphsah. — The name means ford, and …

Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were in it, and the
coasts of it from Tirzah
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This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy compared with the state of Israel. The im…