Then the Lord said to me,“ Do not attack the Moabites. Do not even make them angry. If you do, they will go to war against you. I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Moab to the people in the family line of Lot. I have given it to them as their own.”
The older daughter had a son. She named him Moab. He’s the father of the Moabites of today.The younger daughter also had a son. She named him Ben- Ammi. He’s the father of the Ammonites of today.
Then Tiglath- Pileser marched into the land of Israel. He was king of Assyria. Menahem gave him 38 tons of silver to get his help. He wanted to make his control over the kingdom stronger.