King
Pekahiah
17th King of Israel · Divided Kingdom · 742–740 BC
Summary
The seventeenth king of Israel who reigned only two years before being assassinated by his officer Pekah and fifty Gileadites in the citadel of the palace in Samaria.
- Among the passages here, Pekahiah is first named in 2 Kings 15:22: “And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.”
- The record places Pekahiah in Divided Kingdom.
- 4 verses name Pekahiah, in 1 book.
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- Verses
- 4
- Books
- 1
Pekahiah
- Role
- 17th King of Israel
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Dates
- 742–740 BC
- Tribe
- Israel
- Father
- Menahem
Pekahiah in Scripture
Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Pekahiah. The two marks are drawn from the chapters this page's own references stand in.
First named in these passages2 Kings 15:22And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.Last named in these passages2 Kings 15:26As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
Old Testament1 book · 4 mentions
2 Kings4 mentions
- 2 Kings 15:22And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:23In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.
- 2 Kings 15:25Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:26As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
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