Pul
Pul is used chiefly as the name of an Assyrian king, and once among the nations named as destinations for survivors.
Pul most often identifies the Assyrian king named in accounts of invasion, tribute, and exile; in Isaiah it appears within a list of nations to which survivors are sent.
Senses in use
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Name of an Assyrian king · dominant
The proper-noun form occurs twice in 2 Kings 15:19, where the APB renders Pul as the king who came against the land and received silver from Menahem. In 1 Chronicles 5:26, the APB renders him as the king whose spirit was stirred up in connection with the exile of the tribes.
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Name in a list of nations · occasional
In Isaiah 66:19, the proper-noun form stands in the sequence “Tarshish, Pul, and Lud” as the APB renders the nations to which survivors are sent.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents Pul as “Pul king of Assyria” in 1 Chronicles 5:26 and 2 Kings 15:19, but places “Pul” among named nations in Isaiah 66:19. These presentations reflect the verse contexts.