2 Kings 15:16
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the rest of the acts of Menahem,.... We are referred to the same book of chronicles for them as for those of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
With respect to the supposed inability of Menahem to lead an expedition to Tiphsah (Thapsacus, see the marginal…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 15:8-31
The best days of the kingdom of Israel were while the government was in Jehu's family. In his reign, and the next three…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Menahem king of Israel. He smites Tiphsah. Pul, king of Assyria, comes against Israel but is bought off. Death of…