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King James Version

2 Kings 15:29

In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abel-Beth-Maachah;   Assyria;   Beth-Maachah;   Galilee;   Gilead;   Hazor;   Ijon;   Janoah;   Kedesh;   Naphtali;   Reubenites;   Tiglath-Pileser;   Zebulun;   Thompson Chain Reference - Captivity of Israel and Judah;   Israel;   Israel-The Jews;   Jews;   Judah, Captivity of;   Kedesh;   Naphtali;   Tiglath-Pileser;   Tribe;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assyria;   Gad, the Tribe of;   Galilee;   Kings;   Naphtali, the Tribe of;   Reuben, the Tribe of;   Sieges;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abelbethmaachah;   Captivity;   Hazor;   Naphtali;   Pekah;   Rezin;   Sibmah;   Tiglath-Pileser;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Assyria;   Bashan;   Dan;   Gad;   Gilead;   Hoshea;   Naphtali;   Pekah;   Ramoth-gilead;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Abel-Beth-Maachah;   Aroer;   Calf;   Captivity;   Exile;   Hazor;   Ijon;   Isaiah;   Janoah;   Kedesh;   Naphtali, Tribe of;   Pekah;   Tiglath-Pileser Iii.;   Zebulun, Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abel-Beth-Maacha;   Aholah;   Aroer;   Cabul;   Calf Worship;   Captivity;   Damascus;   Gad (1);   Galilee;   Hazor;   Hoshea (2);   Ijon;   Janoah;   Kedesh;   Naphtali;   Nineveh;   Pekah;   Remaliah;   Samaria;   Tiglath Pileser;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abel-Beth-Maachah or Abel-Beth-Maacah;   Argob;   Assyria, History and Religion of;   Dan;   Exile;   Galilee;   Hazor;   Ijon;   Jerusalem;   Kedesh;   Mesopotamia;   Naphtali;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abel (of) Beth-Maacah;   Beth-Maacah;   Dispersion;   Galilee;   Gilead;   Hazor;   Ijon;   Janoah;   Kedesh-Naphtali;   Naphtali;   Tiglath-Pileser;   Zebulun;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Galilee;   Galilee (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abelbethmaachah ;   Captivity;   Galilee ;   Gilead ;   Hazor ;   Ijon ;   Janoah ;   Jotham ;   Kedesh ;   Mahershalalhashbaz ;   Naphtali ;   Pekah ;   Pul;   Remaliah ;   Tiglathpileser, Tilgathpilneser ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abel-beth-maachah;   Captivity;   Galilee;   Gilead;   Hazor;   Jotham;   Kedesh;   Naphtali;   Pekah;   Tiglath-pileser;   Smith Bible Dictionary - A'bel-Beth-Ma'achah;   Assyr'ia, as'shur,;   Beth-Ma'achah;   Captivities of the Jews;   Ha'zor;   Jano'ah;   Ke'desh;   Remali'ah;   Tig'lath-Pile'ser;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Assyria;   Captivities of Israel;   Naphtali;   Tribe;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abel-Beth-Maacah;   Ahaz;   Ammon;   Bashan;   Beerah;   Captivity;   Dan (2);   Gad (1);   Gilead (1);   Hazor;   Hoshea;   Ijon;   Immanuel;   Isaiah;   Janoah;   Kedesh (1);   Meadow;   Naphtali;   Pekah;   Tiglath-Pileser;   Tobit, Book of;   Zebulun;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abel;   Assyria;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abel-Beth-Maachah;   Abel-Maim;   Galilee;   Hoshea;   Naphtali, Tribe of;   Pekah;   Tiglath-Pileser;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee—all the land of Naphtali—and deported the people to Assyria.
Hebrew Names Version
In the days of Pekach king of Yisra'el came Tiglat-Pil'eser king of Ashshur, and took `Iyon, and Avel-Beit-Ma`akhah, and Yano`ach, and Kedesh, and Hatzor, and Gil`ad, and the Galil, all the land of Naftali; and he carried them captive to Ashshur.
English Standard Version
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria.
New Century Version
Tiglath-Pileser was king of Assyria. He attacked while Pekah was king of Israel, capturing the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also captured Gilead and Galilee and all the land of Naphtali and carried the people away to Assyria.
New English Translation
During Pekah's reign over Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the territory of Naphtali. He deported the people to Assyria.
Amplified Bible
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria.
New American Standard Bible
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he led their populations into exile to Assyria.
Geneva Bible (1587)
In the dayes of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath Pileser king of Asshur, & tooke Iion, and Abel, Beth-maachah, & Ianoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilah, & all the land of Naphtali, and caryed them away to Asshur.
Legacy Standard Bible
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon and Abel-beth-maacah and Janoah and Kedesh and Hazor and Gilead and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he took them away into exile to Assyria.
Berean Standard Bible
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.
Contemporary English Version
During Pekah's rule, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria marched into Israel. He captured the territories of Gilead and Galilee, including the towns of Ijon, Abel-Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor, as well as the entire territory of Naphtali. Then he took Israelites from those regions to Assyria as prisoners.
Complete Jewish Bible
During the time of Pekach king of Isra'el, Tiglat-Pil'eser king of Ashur came and conquered ‘Iyon, Avel-Beit-Ma‘akhah, Yanoach, Kedesh, Hatzor, Gil‘ad, and the Galil — all the land of Naftali — and took them captive to Ashur.
Darby Translation
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, and Abel-Beth-Maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
Easy-to-Read Version
King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria came to fight against Israel while Pekah was king of Israel. Tiglath Pileser captured Ijon, Abel Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the area of Naphtali. He took the people from these places as prisoners to Assyria.
George Lamsa Translation
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel, Mehola, and all Beth-maachah, and Niah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali, and carried the people captive to Assyria.
Good News Translation
It was while Pekah was king that Tiglath Pileser, the emperor of Assyria, captured the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor, and the territories of Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali, and took the people to Assyria as prisoners.
Lexham English Bible
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-Beth-Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, the Gilead, the Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali; then he deported them to Assyria.
Literal Translation
In the days of Pekah the king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and removed them to Assyria.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
In the tyme of Pecah the kynge of Israel, came Teglatphalasser the kynge of Assiria, & toke Eion, Abel Beth Maecha, Ianoha, Redes, Hasor, Gilead, Galile, and all the londe of Nephtali, & caried the awaye in to Assiria.
American Standard Version
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
Bible in Basic English
In the days of Pekah, king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, came and took Ijon and Abel-beth-maacah and Janoah and Kedesh and Hazor and Gilead and Galilee and all the land of Naphtali; and he took the people away to Assyria.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In the dayes of Pecah king of Israel, came Thiglath Pelesar king of Assyria, & toke Iion, Abel Beth maacha, Ianoah, Kedes, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the lande of Nephthali, and carryed them away to Assyria.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
King James Version (1611)
In the dayes of Pekah king of Israel, came Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and tooke Iion, and Abel-Beth-maachah, and Ianoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and caried them captiue to Assyria.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In the days of Phakee king of Israel came Thalgath-phellasar king of the Assyrians, and took Ain, and Abel, and Thamaacha, and Anioch, and Kenez, and Asor, and Galaa, and Galilee, even all the land of Nephthali, and carried them away to the Assyrians.
English Revised Version
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the daies of Phacee, kyng of Israel, Teglat Phalasar, kyng of Assur, cam, and took Aion, and Aibel, the hows of Maacha, and Janoe, and Cedes, and Asor, and Galaad, and Galilee, and al the lond of Neptalym; and translatide hem in to Assiriens.
Young's Literal Translation
In the days of Pekah king of Israel hath Tiglath-Pileser king of Asshur come, and taketh Ijon, and Abel-Beth-Maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and removeth them to Asshur.
Update Bible Version
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
Webster's Bible Translation
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
World English Bible
In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
New King James Version
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
New Living Translation
During Pekah's reign, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.
New Life Bible
In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came to fight. The king of Assyria took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and all the land of Naphtali. And he made the people go with him to Assyria.
New Revised Standard
In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried the people captive to Assyria.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, came Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali - and carried them away captive to Assyria.
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the days of Phacee, king of Israel, came Theglathphalasar, king of Assyria, and took Aion, and Abel Domum Maacha, and Janoe, and Cedes, and Asor, and Galaad, and Galilee, and all the land of Nephthali: and carried them captives into Assyria.
Revised Standard Version
In the days of Pekah king of Israel Tig'lath-pile'ser king of Assyria came and captured I'jon, A'bel-beth-ma'acah, Jan-o'ah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naph'tali; and he carried the people captive to Assyria.
THE MESSAGE
During the reign of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser III king of Assyria invaded the country. He captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee—the whole country of Naphtali—and took everyone captive to Assyria.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon and Abel-beth-maacah and Janoah and Kedesh and Hazor and Gilead and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.

Contextual Overview

8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord , as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12 This was the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. 13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 16 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Tiglathpileser: Some suppose Tiglath-pileser to be the son of Sardanapalus, but the learned Prideaux makes him the same as Arbaces the Mede, called by Alian, Thelgamus, and by Castor, Ninus Junior, who, with Belesis, headed the conspiracy against Sardanapalus, and fixed his royal seat at Nineveh, as Belesis, called in Scripture Baladan - Isaiah 39:1, did his at Babylon. He reigned nineteen years, from am 3257 to am 3276. 2 Kings 16:7, 1 Chronicles 5:6, 1 Chronicles 5:26, 2 Chronicles 28:20, 2 Chronicles 28:21, Tiglath-pilneser, Isaiah 9:1

Ijon: 1 Kings 15:20, 2 Chronicles 16:4, Abel-beth-maachah, 2 Samuel 20:14, 2 Samuel 20:15

Janoah: Joshua 16:6, Janohah

Kedesh: Joshua 19:37, Joshua 20:7

Hazor: Joshua 11:1, Joshua 11:10, Joshua 11:13, Joshua 12:19, Judges 4:2

Gilead: Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:40, Deuteronomy 3:15, Amos 1:3, Amos 1:13

Galilee: Joshua 20:7, 1 Kings 9:11, Isaiah 9:1, Isaiah 9:2, Matthew 4:15, Matthew 4:16

carried them: 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 17:23, Leviticus 26:32, Leviticus 26:38, Leviticus 26:39, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 4:27, Deuteronomy 28:25, Deuteronomy 28:64, Deuteronomy 28:65, Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 7:20

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:24 - Naphtali Numbers 32:19 - we will 1 Kings 9:15 - Hazor 1 Kings 14:15 - shall scatter 2 Kings 15:20 - stayed not 2 Kings 17:3 - king of Assyria 2 Kings 17:20 - delivered 1 Chronicles 5:22 - until the captivity 2 Chronicles 30:6 - escaped 2 Chronicles 32:13 - I and my Nehemiah 9:32 - since the time Isaiah 7:4 - the two tails Isaiah 7:16 - the land Isaiah 8:4 - the riches of Damascus Isaiah 9:11 - set up Isaiah 10:13 - I have removed Isaiah 28:1 - whose Isaiah 37:18 - the kings Jeremiah 3:12 - toward the north Jeremiah 50:17 - first Ezekiel 23:9 - General Hosea 1:4 - will cause Hosea 5:11 - oppressed Hosea 5:13 - went Hosea 8:7 - the strangers Hosea 11:5 - but Amos 3:11 - General Amos 5:2 - is fallen Amos 5:15 - the remnant Amos 5:27 - beyond Amos 6:6 - affliction Amos 6:14 - I will Micah 2:10 - and Micah 5:6 - the Assyrian Zechariah 1:18 - four

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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, Joshua 16:6

and Kedesh, and Hazor; cities in Naphtali: Joshua 19:36

and Gilead; a country beyond Jordan, which belonged to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half tribe of Manasseh:

and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; that is, upper Galilee, which lay in Naphtali:

and carried them captive to Assyria; which was the first captivity of Israel in which half their tribes were carried away.

c David Ganz. Ut supra. (Tzemach David, par. 2. fol. 3. 2.) d Ut supra. (De Judicio Temp. & Annal. Pers. fol. 221. 2.) e De Animal. l. 12. c. 21. f Nat. Hist. l. 6. c. 27. g Hyde Hist. Relig. Pers. p. 65, 66.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 not the Janohah of Joshua 16:6 (modern Yanun, southeast of Nablous), but a city (Hunin?) near the Sea of Merom. Gilead is, probably, to be limited here to a small district of Peraea, lying to the east of Lake Merom, and in later times known as Gaulanitis (the reading of Septuagint here). If so, we must suppose two expeditions of Tiglath-Pileser against Pekah, the first mentioned here, and the second recorded in Chronicles and Isaiah (see the marginal reference “q;” 2 Kings 16:9 note).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

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 1 Chronicles 5:26, we learn that Pul and Tiglath-pileser, kings of Assyria, carried away into captivity the two tribes of Reuben, and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh; all that belonged to Israel, on the other side of Jordan. These were never restored to Israel.


 
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