2Ki 15:16 | TNotes | STEP | 15:16 At Tirzah, Menahem heard of King Zechariah’s assassination by Shallum. Menahem gathered his forces and moved against Samaria. • ripped open the pregnant women: This horrible wartime practice, noted in Assyrian and Babylonian documents, is also attributed to King Hazael of Aram (8:12 ). See also Hos 10:14 ; 13:16 ; Amos 1:13 .

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eAmos 1:13►

‏ 2 Kings 15:16

15:16 ^a At Tirzah, Menahem heard of King Zechariah’s assassination by Shallum. Menahem gathered his forces and moved against Samaria.

• ripped open the pregnant women: This horrible wartime practice, noted in Assyrian and Babylonian documents, is also attributed to King Hazael of Aram (8:12 ^b). See also Hos 10:14 ^c; 13:16 ^d; Amos 1:13 ^e.