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Jan 4, 2022 · Pekah was one such evil king. He began his rule in the kingdom of Israel by assassinating the former king, Pekahiah, for whom Pekah served as a chief officer, and taking over his throne (2 Kings 15:25). Pekah reigned for 20 years before he himself was assassinated by Hoshea son of Elah.
PEKAH (Heb. פֶּקַח; "He [God] has opened [His eyes]," i.e., given heed), son of Remaliah, king of Israel from 735 to 732 B.C.E. (II Kings 15:27–32). In the inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III, his name appears in the form Pa-qa-ḥa .
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King in Israel 741-732 b.c., contemporary with Ahaz of Judah and Rezin of Damascus. The actual chronology of Pekah’s reign appears inconsistent with the Biblical data of his accession and death, but a survey of the Biblical data and historical records will resolve the problem.
Smith's Bible Dictionary. Pekah. ( open-eyed ), son of Remaliah, originally a captain of Pekaiah king of Israel, murdered his master seized the throne, and became the 18th sovereign of the northern kingdom, B.C. 757-740. Under his predecessors Israel had been much weakened through the payment of enormous tribute to the Assyrians (see especially ...
Jan 4, 2023 · Pekah may not the most famous king in the Old Testament, but there are several reasons why he's worth remembering. When you jump into the books of 1 and 2 Kings, it can feel like a cycle. First, there was an evil king. Then, he did evil in the sight of the Lord. Then Israel joined in.
Pekah King of Israel. 27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twenty years. 28 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.