What Does 2 Kings 15:19 Mean?

“came”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“And Pul”

pul, the name of an assyrian king and of an ethiopian tribe

“the king”

a king

“of Assyria”

ashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e., assyria), its region and its empire

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“against the land”

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

“gave”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“and Menahem”

menachem, an israelite

“And Pul”

pul, the name of an assyrian king and of an ethiopian tribe

“a thousand”

hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

“talents”

a circle, i.e., (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the ghor or valley of the jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or l

“of silver”

silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

“in his hand”

a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“might be with him to confirm”

to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra

“the kingdom”

dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)

“in his hand”

a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v