Menahem (2 oct 771 año aC – 31 mar 760 año aC)

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2 Kings 15:17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel, and he reigned ten years in Samaria.

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EXAMINATION OF ANACHRONISMS IN BIBLICAL AND ASSYRIAN CHRONOLOGIES by Gerard Gertoux

The chronological agreement is perfect except for the tribute of Menahem (771-760), a former king of Israel who had been dead for 22 years. In fact, Menahem actually paid tribute to Tiglath-pileser, not during his reign, but when he was co-regent under the name Pulu, a hypocoristic use of the word aplu “heir” (Villard: 2001, 850). Tiglath-pileser reused this name when he was vice-regent of Babylon (729- 727). The term vice-regent/co-regent (MAN)22 in Assyrian is sometimes used to designate the crown prince, literally “son of the king (DUMU LUGAL, mār šarri)”. In Hebrew, Assyrian king or Assyrian co- regent are referred to by the same word “king (melekh)”.
Consequently, the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul the king of Assyria and the spirit of Tiglath-pileser (745-727) the king of Assyria (1Ch 5:26). Pul the king of Assyria came into the land. Consequently, Menahem (771-760) gave Pul 1000 talents of silver, that his hand might prove to be with him to strengthen the kingdom in his own hand. So Menahem brought forth the silver at the expense of Israel, at the expense of all the valiant, mighty men, to give to the king of Assyria 50 silver shekels for each man. At that the king of Assyria turned back, and he did not stay there in the land (2Ki 15:19-20).
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Moses and the Exodus Chronological, Historical and Archaeological Evidence by Gérard GERTOUX

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