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Then Menahem struck Tiphsah, and all who were therein, and the borders of it, from Tirzah: because they didn`t open to him, therefore he struck it; and all the women therein who were with child he ripped up.
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A Local Power Grab
While some scholars suggest Tiphsah was a distant city on the Euphrates, most commentators argue it was a local Israelite town near Tirzah. This reframes Menahem's action not as a foreign conquest, but as a brutal power grab within Israel. After assassinating the king, he made a terrifying example of a nearby city that refused to recognize his authority.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Regarding the supposed inability of Menahem to lead an expedition to Tiphsah (Thapsacus) on the Euphrates, we should first note that such an expedi…
19th Century
Anglican
Then. — After slaying Shallum and seizing the supreme power.
Tiphsah. — The name means ford, and …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were in it, and the coasts of it from Tirzah…
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