2 Kings 15:20
Menahem exacted this money from each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.
Note 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver.
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.
Note exacted: Heb. caused to come forth
Menahem exacted the money from Israel, even from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and didn’t stay there in the land.
Note A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 50 shekels was about 0.5 kilograms or 1.1 pounds.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Menahem
- 2 Kings 23:35
- exacted
- Heb. caused to come forth. the mighty.
- Ruth 2:1; 2 Samuel 19:32; Job 1:3
- stayed not
- 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Kings 17:3, 4; 2 Kings 18:14–17