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2Ki 15:20 — And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

Menahem	2Ki 23:35
exacted	Heb. caused to come forth
the mighty	Rth 2:1; 2Sa 19:32; Job 1:3
of each man, etc.	"Or, rather, as Bishop Patrick renders, ""to give to the king of Assyria fifty shekels of silver for each man,"" i.e., in his army. It may be supposed, that Menahem compelled ""the mighty men of wealth"" to give much more a-piece than this sum, (somewhat about 5£. sterling each) and each of them in some proportion to his affluence."
stayed not	2Ki 15:29; 2Ki 17:3,4; 2Ki 18:14-17