2 Kings 15:20

Menahem took this money from the rich men of Israel. Each one had to pay fifty shekels of silver. It was to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria pulled back. He did not stay in the land.

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Note: Fifty shekels was about 1 1/4 pounds.

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