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?
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Interpretation
This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel.
Glossary
- Menahem Person
- Conforting, the son of Gadi, and successor of Shallum, king of Israel, whom he slew. After a reign of about ten years (B. C. 771-760) he died, leaving the throne to his son Pekahiah.