2 Kings 15:29

_IN THE DAYS OF PEKAH KING OF ISRAEL CAME TIGLATH-PILESER KING OF ASSYRIA, AND TOOK IJON, AND ABEL-BETH-MA'ACHAH, AND JONOAH, AND KEDESH, AND HAZOR, AND GILEAD, AND GALILEE, ALL THE LAND OF NAPHTALI, AND CARRIED THEM CAPTIVE TO ASSYRIA._ In the days of Pekah ... came Tiglath-pileser, х_ TIGLAT-PIL'ECER_ (H8407) or (_ TILGAT-PILNª'ECER_ (H8407), Tilgath-pilneser, 2 Chronicles 28:20); Septuagint, Thalgathfellasar]. Scholars are not agreed as to the import of this name. This monarch, who succeeded Pul on the throne of Assyria, is the only one of all the kings who does not give his genealogy, and is therefore supposed to have been a usurper. His annals have been discovered in the Nimroud Mound, describing this expedition into Syria. The places taken are here mentioned

8-31 This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without 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 our hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept out of temptation, and should beg of God to renew a right spirit within us....

Verse 29. _CAME TIGLATH-PILESER_] He is supposed to have been the successor of Sardanapalus: Dean Prideaux makes him the same with _Arbaces_, called by AElian _Thilgamus_, and by Usher _Ninus junior_; who, together with _Belesis_, headed the conspiracy against _Sardanapalus_, and fixed his seat at Nineveh, the ancient residence of the Assyrian kings; as did _Belesis_, who is called, in Isaiah 39:1, _Baladan_, fix his at Babylon. _TOOK IJON_] These places belonged to Israel; and were taken by Ben-hadad, king of Syria, when he was in league with Asa, king of Judah. See 1 Kings 15:20. They were regained by _Jeroboam the second_; and now they are taken from Israel once more by _Tiglath-pileser_. From...

Tiglath-Pileser is the first among the Assyrian monarchs of Scripture whom we can certainly identify with a king mentioned in the monuments. According to the Assyrian Dr. he reigned from 745 B.C. to 727 B.C.; and the monuments show us this energetic and powerful prince (though, probably, an usurper), building and repairing palaces, levying armies, and carrying on successful wars against Merodach-Baladan in Babylonia, Rezin at Damascus, Hiram at; Tyre, the Medes, the Armenians, the natives of Northern Mesopotamia, and the Arabs who bordered upon Egypt. His Assyrian name, Tiglat-pal-zira, is composed of the elements tiglat, “adoration,” pal, “son,” and zira, a word of uncertain meaning. IJON AND ABEL-BETH-MAACHAH - On the position of some of the towns mentioned in this verse see the marginal reference and Joshua 19:36. Janoah is

EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 15:1 REIGNS OF AZARIAH AND JOTHAM OVER JUDAH; AND OF ZACHARIAH, SHALLUM, MENAHEM, PEKAHIAH, AND PEKAH OVER ISRAEL. 2 KINGS 15:1 THE REIGN OF AZARIAH OVER JUDAS. The writer now more and more compresses his narrative. Into a single chapter he crowds the events of seven reigns, covering the space of nearly seventy years. He is consequent

IN THE DAYS OF PEKAH KING OF ISRAEL CAME TIGLATHPILESER KING OF ASSYRIA,.... Into the land of Israel; he is called by a Jewish chronologer c, Pul-Asir; so Phul-Assar by Metasthenes d, who says he reigned twenty five years; he very probably was the son of Pul the Assyrian king, mentioned 2 Kings 15:19, and is thought to be the same that Aelianus e calls Tilgamos; some think he had the first part of his name from Diglath, or Diglito, by which the river Tigris is called in Pliny f, with which Assyria was washed; and that Pil, or Pul, is Baal, Bel, Jupiter, and Azar is Mars g; of all which his name is composed: AND TOOK IJON, AND ABELBETHMAACHAH; of which see 1 Kings 15:20, AND JANOAH; a city in the tribe of Ephraim,...

CHAPTER 15 _ 1. Reign and death of Azariah (Uzziah) (2 Kings 15:1; 2 Chronicles 26)._ 2. Reign and death of Zachariah (2 Kings 15:8) 3. Reign and death of Shallum (2 Kings 15:13) 4. Menahem, King of Israel (2 Kings 15:16) 5. Pul of Assyria and Menahem (2 Kings 15:19; 1 Chronicles 5:26) 6. Death of Menahem ...

LAST KINGS OF ISRAEL. Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, reigned but six months (2 Kings 15:8), and was killed by Shallum, probably, as LXX (L) reads, in Ibleam, instead of the Heb., which is doubtfully rendered before the people (2 Kings 15:10). After a month 2 Kings 15:8 reign Shallum was killed by Menahem (2 Kings 15:14). 2 KINGS 15:19. PUL, THE KING OF ASSYRIA, has been identified with Tiglath-pileser III (58f., 70f.), who ravaged Northern Israel (2

TIGLATH PILESER. See note on "Pul", 2 Kings 15:19. ABEL-BETH-MAACHAH... GILEAD. These names are mentioned in Tiglath's own inscriptions. CARRIED THEM CAPTIVE. This deportation took place in 734 B.C., and is referred to in Isaiah 9:1; Isaiah 9:2. father, for whom he reigned four years. See note on 2 Kings 15:30 above. ZADOK. The high priest (1 Chronicles 6:12). Perhaps this was why he invaded the priests' office....

_Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria_ This is the second Assyrian king of this name; the first having flourished in the twelfth century b.c. For some of the facts connected with his history see note on verse 19 above. According to the Assyrian canon Tiglath-pileser reigned 18 years, from b.c. 745 to b.c. 727, and the conquests mentioned in this verse are supposed to have been made in b.c. 734. _Ijon_ In the north of Palestine, in the tribe of Naphtali. It has been mentioned previously (1 Kings 15:20) as ravaged by Benhadad's captains. The towns here enumerated were exposed to the first attack of any enemy from the north. _Abel-beth-maachah_ R.V. MAACAH. This city like Ijon lay in the extreme north of Israel, and was also plundered by Benhadad's officers. It is spoken of as -a city and a mother in Israel" ...