1. Shallum, Menahem & Pekahiah
Kings of the Northern Kingdom
Lesson Eleven
Shallum, Menahem & Pekahiah
2 Kings 15:10-25

2. Kings of the Northern Kingdom
Jehu ( )
Jehoahaz ( )
Jehoash ( )
Jeroboam II ( )
Zechariah ( )
Shallum (752)
Menahem ( )
Pekahiah ( )
Pekah ( )
Hoshea ( )
Jeroboam ( )
Nadab ( )
Baasha ( )
Elah ( )
Zimri - (885)
Omri - ( )
Ahab ( )
Ahaziah ( )
Jehoram ( )

3. 795
790
785
780
775
770
765
760
755
750
Jehoash
( )
Jeroboam
( )
Zechariah
( )
Menahem
( )
Shallum
(752)
Amaziah
( )
Uzziah
( )
795
790
785
780
775
770
765
760
755
750

4. 750
745
740
735
730
725
720
715
710
705
Pekah
( )
Menahem
( )
Hoshea
( )
Pekahiah
( )
Uzziah
( )
Jotham
( )
Ahaz
( )
Hezekiah
( )
750
745
740
735
730
725
720
715
710
705

5. Northern
& Southern Kingdom
Changes in Land Mass

6. Northern
& Southern Kingdom
Changes in Land Mass

7. Lesson Eleven Study Questions
How was the ascension of Shallum to the throne a fulfillment of prophecy?
Lesson Eleven Study Questions

8. Jehu had been told by the Lord that his sons would sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation (2 Kings 10:30). Zechariah, assassinated by Shallum, was the fourth generation descendant of Jehu.
The prophecy did not justify what Shallum did, but merely anticipated it.
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9. Question # 2 What atrocity did Menahem commit at Tiphsah?
Lesson Eleven Study Questions

10. ANSWER Menahem “came from Tirzah” to Samaria and assassinated Shallum.
The location of Tiphsah is uncertain. Menahem attacked Tiphsah “because they did not surrender” and when he took the city he ripped open all the women with child (15:16). Did Tiphsah resist Menahem as the new king?
In 2 Kings 8:12, the prophet Elisha predicted that Hazael, whom the prophet anointed, would “rip open [Israelite] women with child.” Hazael's response to the prophecy (vs. 13) indicates that even this Syrian recognized the cruelty involved.
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11. Lesson Eleven Study Questions
How much tribute did Menahem pay to Assyria and how did he raise this money?
Lesson Eleven Study Questions

12. Menahem paid 1,000 talents of silver to Pul, king of Assyria
Menahem paid 1,000 talents of silver to Pul, king of Assyria. He raised the money by taxing all the wealthy in Israel the amount of fifty shekels of silver (15:19-20). It would take 60,000 wealthy men, each paying 50 shekels apiece, to cover 1,000 talents of silver (Davis & Whitcomb, Israel: From Conquest to Exile, p. 429).
The king of Assyria described his relationship with Menahem as follows: “As for Menahem, I overwhelmed him like a snowstorm and he...fled like a bird, alone, and bowed to my feet.”
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13. Question # 4 By what other name is Pul more commonly known?
Lesson Eleven Study Questions

14. Pul was also known as Tiglath-Pileser III (2 Kings 15:29; see 1 Chronicles 5:26), perhaps the greatest king among the Assyrians.
One of the greatest military commanders in world history, conquering much of what was known to the Assyrians
ANSWER

15. Question # 5
How long did Pekahiah reign and who brought his reign to a close?
Lesson Eleven Study Questions

16. Pekahiah reigned two years (15:23)
Pekahiah reigned two years (15:23). Pekah, son of Remaliah and one of the officers of Pekahiah, conspired against Pekahiah and assassinated him with the help of a company of men from Gilead.
It is suggested by commentators that the reign of Pekah should be dated from nearly the beginning of that of Menahem, indicating that Pekah was a contender (probably from Transjordan) for the throne.
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