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A General's Violent Coup
Commentators explain that Menahem was likely a military general for the recently murdered King Zachariah. Upon hearing of the assassination, he marched his army from the old capital, Tirzah, to the current capital, Samaria, to overthrow the usurper, Shallum. This act continued a brutal cycle of violence fueled by political ambition.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 15:14
18th Century
Theologian
Tirzah, the old capital, once more appears as a place of importance, giving birth to the pretender, who alone of all these later kings died a natur…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 15:14
19th Century
Bishop
For. — And.
Menahem. — Tiglath Pileser II records in his annals that in his eighth regnal year (<…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 15:14
17th Century
Pastor
For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah
A city in the tribe of Manasseh, the royal city of the kings of Isra…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 15:8–31
17th Century
Minister
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…