Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel during the 39th year that Azariah was king of Judah. Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned one month in Samaria. 17. 22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. In about 746 bc, Shallum ben Jabesh assassinated Zechariah, king of Israel (the northern kingdom of the Jews, as distinguished from the southern kingdom, Judah), and established his throne in the region of Samaria. Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him and became king in his place. Menahem (66 CE) Sources: Flavius Josephus, Jewish War 2.433-450. (2 Kings 15:17) According to the chronology of Kautsch, he ruled from 743 BC; according to Schrader, from 745 to 736 BC.William F. Albright has dated his reign from 745 to 738 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 752–742 BC. Menahem became king of Israel in the thirty-ninth year of the reign of Azariah, king of Judah, and reigned for ten years. Reign of Menahem of Israel. 13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah 3 king of Judah, and he reigned one month in Samaria. 18 He did what was evil in the L ORD ’s sight as long as he lived, not desisting from the sins that Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit. So Menahem defeated them and ripped open all the pregnant women in that city. In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] two years. (fl. 1st cent.) Menahem seized the throne after assassinating *Shallum son of Jabesh (15:14). ii Kings 9:1ff. and must therefore have been well on in years at the time of… MENAHEM SON OF JUDAH, patriot leader at the outset of the Roman War (66–70 C.E.). Story: According to Flavius Josephus, the scholar Menahem was the son of Judas the Galilean, but on chronological grounds, this seems unlikely.He may have been his grandson. 14 Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him, and reigned in his place. Young's Literal Translation In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah hath Pekahiah son of Menahem reigned over Israel, in Samaria -- two years, 2 Kings 15:23 Parallel 18. Chronology. He was the son of Judah of Galilee, leader of the insurgents against the census of quirinus in 6 C.E. According to the Hebrew Bible, the Kingdom of Judah resulted from the break-up of the United Kingdom of Israel (1020 to about 930 BCE) after the northern tribes refused to accept Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, as their king.At first, only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the House of David, but the tribe of Benjamin soon joined Judah. Events of his rule are related in II Kings 15:14–22. Menahem, also spelled Manahem, (flourished 8th century bc), king of Israel whose 10-year reign was distinguished for its cruelty. Israelite rebel leader, son of Judah the Galilean. Menahem ruled ten years in Samaria. Menahem did the things the Lord said were wrong. 13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned for a month in Samaria. 23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] two years. He led the group known as the Sicarii in the war against Rome (66 70), successfully attacking the stronghold of Masada, and gaining victory over the Romans in Herod s palace.… Shallum and Menahem may possibly have competed for the throne during the decline of the house of *Jehu . 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