SEV Biblia, Chapter 15:19
Y vino Pul rey de Asiria a la tierra; y dio Manahem a Pul mil talentos de plata para que le ayudara a confirmarse en el reino.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 15:19
Verse 19. Pul, the king of Assyria] This is the first time we hear of Assyria since the days of Nimrod, its founder, Gen. x. 11. Dean Prideaux supposes that this Pul was father of the famous Sardanapalus, the son himself being called Sardan; to which, as was frequent in those times, the father's name, Pul, was added, making Sardanpul of which the Greeks and Latins made Sardanapalus; and this Pul is supposed to be the same that reigned in Nineveh when Jonah preached the terrors of the Lord to that city.
That his hand] That is, his power and influence, might be with him: in this sense is the word hand frequently used in Scripture.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land , etc.] The land of Israel, he invaded it; a Jewish chronologer calls him Pulbelicho; and he is generally thought to be the same with Belochus or Belesis, governor of Babylon, who, with Arbaces the Mede, slew Sardanapalus, said to be the last of the Assyrian kings, and translated the empire to the Chaldeans; he ruling over Babylon and Nineveh, and Arbaces over the Medes and Persians; but Pul was not a Babylonian, but an Assyrian f168 , and the first king of the Assyrians, at least, the Scriptures speak of: we read no more of him; but one Metasthenes, a Persian historian, feigned and published by Annius, and so named by him instead of Megasthenes, calls him Phulbelochus, and says he reigned forty eight years: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver ; and a talent of silver, according to Brerewood was three hundred and seventy five pounds; but Bishop Cumberland calculates it at three hundred and fifty three pounds eleven shillings and ten pence half penny; 1,000 of them made a large sum of money, according to the former 375,000 pounds; and this he gave to him, not only to desist from the invasion of his land, but that his hand might be with him ; and not against him: and to confirm the kingdom in his hand ; which being got by usurpation, and supported by cruelty, was but tottering.
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
בא 935 פול 6322 מלך 4428 אשׁור 804 על 5921 הארץ 776 ויתן 5414 מנחם 4505 לפול 6322 אלף 505 ככר 3603 כסף 3701 להיות 1961 ידיו 3027 אתו 854 להחזיק 2388 הממלכה 4467 בידו׃ 3027
