Menahem

King of Israel who reigned for ten years.

A written article for Menahem is still to come. Below and alongside: where Menahem appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 900 BC
    700 BC
  • Menahem
    772 BC to 761 BC

Original word

  • מְנַחֵם menahem
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Relationships
Father: Gadi Son: Pekahiah
Citations
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Where Menahem appears in Scripture

2 Kings 15

וַיַּעַל מְנַחֵם בֶּן-גָּדִי מִתִּרְצָה וַיָּבֹא שֹֽׁמְרוֹן וַיַּךְ אֶת-שַׁלּוּם בֶּן-יָבֵישׁ בְּשֹֽׁמְרוֹן וַיְמִיתֵהוּ וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
14
For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
אָז יַכֶּֽה-מְנַחֵם אֶת-תִּפְסַח וְאֶת-כָּל-אֲשֶׁר-בָּהּ וְאֶת-גְּבוּלֶיהָ מִתִּרְצָה כִּי לֹא פָתַח וַיַּךְ אֵת כָּל-הֶהָרוֹתֶיהָ בִּקֵּֽעַ׃
16
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וָתֵשַׁע שָׁנָה לַֽעֲזַרְיָה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ מְנַחֵם בֶּן-גָּדִי עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים בְּשֹֽׁמְרֽוֹן׃
17
In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
בָּא פוּל מֶֽלֶךְ-אַשּׁוּר עַל-הָאָרֶץ וַיִּתֵּן מְנַחֵם לְפוּל אֶלֶף כִּכַּר-כָּסֶף לִֽהְיוֹת יָדָיו אִתּוֹ לְהַֽחֲזִיק הַמַּמְלָכָה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃
19
And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.
וַיֹּצֵא מְנַחֵם אֶת-הַכֶּסֶף עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל כָּל-גִּבּוֹרֵי הַחַיִל לָתֵת לְמֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר חֲמִשִּׁים שְׁקָלִים כֶּסֶף לְאִישׁ אֶחָד וַיָּשָׁב מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וְלֹא-עָמַד שָׁם בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
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.
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי מְנַחֵם וְכָל-אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הֲלוֹא-הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל-סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
21
And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
וַיִּשְׁכַּב מְנַחֵם עִם-אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּמְלֹךְ פְּקַחְיָה בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
22
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
בִּשְׁנַת חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה לַֽעֲזַרְיָה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ פְּקַֽחְיָה בֶן-מְנַחֵם עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּשֹֽׁמְרוֹן שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃
23
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.