SEV Biblia, Chapter 15:16
Entonces hirió Manahem a Tifsa, y a todos los que estaban en ella, y también sus términos desde Tirsa; y la hirió porque no le habían abierto; y abrió a todas sus mujeres que estaban encintas.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah , etc.] The Jewish writers commonly take this Tiphsah to be without the land of Israel, the same with that in ( 1 Kings 4:24) on the borders of Syria, and near the Euphrates; but it seems to be some place nearer Samaria, and Tirzah; according to Bunting f166 , it was but six miles from Samaria: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it ; they refused to open the gates of their city to him, and receive him, and acknowledge him as their king; therefore he exercised severity on the inhabitants of it, and the parts adjacent, as far as Tirzah, putting them to the sword: and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up : which was a most shocking instance of barbarity, and which he did, to terrify others from following their example. Ben Gersom interprets it of strong towers built on mountains, which he demolished, deriving “haroth”, which we render “women with child”, from rh , “a mountain”.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 8-31 - This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not withou troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel. The imperfections of true believers are very different from the allowed wickedness of ungodly men. Such is human nature, such are ou hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, an desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept out of temptation, and should beg of God to renew a righ spirit within us.
Original Hebrew
אז 227 יכה 5221 מנחם 4505 את 853 תפסח 8607 ואת 853 כל 3605 אשׁר 834 בה ואת 853 גבוליה 1366 מתרצה 8656 כי 3588 לא 3808 פתח 6605 ויך 5221 את 853 כל 3605 ההרותיה 2030 בקע׃ 1234
