2Ki 15:19, 29, 16:7, 2Ch 28:16-18, Hos 7:11, 10:6, 12:1 | ESV | STEP | Pul the king of Assyria came against the land , and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver , that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power .

2 Kings 15:19

19 ^aPul ^{▼▼Another name for Tiglath-pileser III (compare verse 29)} the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave ^cPul a thousand talents ^{▼▼A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms} of silver, that he might help him ^eto confirm his hold on the royal power.

2 Kings 15:29

29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, ^fTiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured ^gIjon, ^hAbel-beth-maacah, Janoah, ⁱKedesh, ^jHazor, Gilead, and ^kGalilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria.

2 Kings 16:7

7 ^lSo Ahaz sent messengers to ^mTiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.”

2 Chronicles 28:16-18

16 ⁿAt that time King Ahaz sent to the king ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate (compare 2 Kings 16:7); Hebrew kings} of Assyria for help. 17 For the Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried away captives. 18 ^pAnd the Philistines had made raids on ^qthe cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco ^rwith its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.

Hosea 7:11

11 Ephraim is like a dove,
^ssilly and without sense,
calling to ^tEgypt, going to ^uAssyria.

Hosea 10:6

6 ^vThe thing itself shall be carried to Assyria
as tribute to ^wthe great king. ^{▼▼Or to King Jareb}
Ephraim shall be put to shame,
and Israel shall be ashamed ^yof his idol. ^{▼▼Or counsel}

Hosea 12:1

1 Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursues ^aathe east wind all day long;
they multiply ^abfalsehood and violence;
^acthey make a covenant with Assyria,
and ^adoil is carried to Egypt.