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Pul the king of Assyria came against the land
The phrase "Pul the king of Assyria" represents Pul and his army. AT: "Pul the king of Assyria came with his army against the land" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)
Pul the king of Assyria
Pul is the name of a man who was king of Assyria. He was also named Tiglath-Pileser. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
came against the land
The phrase "came against" is an idiom meaning to attack. "The land" refers to the land of Israel and represents the people who live there. AT: "came with his army to attack the people of Israel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
one thousand talents of silver
"1000 talents of silver." You may convert this to a modern measure. AT: "thirty-three thousand kilograms of silver" or "thirty-three metric tons of silver" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney)
so that Pul's support might be with him
The abstract noun "support" can be translated with the verb "support." AT: "so that Pul might support him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
to strengthen the kingdom of Israel in his hand
Having the kingdom in his hand represents ruling the kingdom. AT: "to strengthen his rule over the kingdom of Israel" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)