And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.
The best days of the kingdom of Israel were while the government was in Jehu's family. In his reign, and the next three reigns, though there were many abominable corruptions and miserable grievances in Israel, yet the crown went in succession, the kings died in their beds, and some care was taken of public affairs; but, now that those days are at an end, the...
Commenting on 2 Kings 15:8-31
And the rest of the acts of Pekah,.... Not recorded here, were to be read in the book of chronicles of the kings so often referred to. And the rest of the acts of Pekah,.... Not recorded here, were to be read in the book of chronicles of the kings so often referred to.
2Ki 15:20-22 To collect the requisite amount, Menahem imposed upon all persons of property a tax of fifty shekels each. יצא with על, he caused to arise, i.e., made a collection. הציא in a causative sense, from יצא, to arise, to be paid (2Ki 12:13). חיל גּבּורי: not warriors, but men of property, as in Ruth. 2Ki 2:1; 1Sa 9:1. אחד לאישׁ, for the individual.
Commenting on 2 Kings 15:20-22