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Pekahiah, (pe´khi´) (KEY), in the Bible, king of Israel, son and successor of Menahem.
His reign was ended by his murder at the hands of his general Pekah....
As the head of an anti-Assyrian coalition, he went to war with Ahaz of Judah.
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 BibleMaster.com - Study Aids - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Pekahiah came to the throne enveloped in the danger which always accompanies the successor of an exceptionally strong ruler, in a country where there is not a settled law of succession.
The chief conspirator was Pekah, son of Remaliah, one of his captains, with whom, as agent in the crime, were associated 50 Gileadites.
The record, in its close adherence to fact, gives no reason for the king's removal, but it may reasonably be surmised that it was connected with a league which was at this time forming for opposing resistance to the power of Assyria.
www.biblemaster.com /bible/ency/isb/view.asp?number=6767   (325 words)

  
 Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
Pekahiah reigned two years, and then was slain and succeeded by Pekah, ver.
The Reigns of Zachariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, and Hoshea.
Pekahiah, the son of Menahem, succeeded his father, but reigned only two years, and then was treacherously slain by Pekah, falling under the load both of his own and of his father's wickedness.
www.covenantofgrace.com /bible_commentary_2kings15.htm   (3414 words)

  
 PEKAHIAH
Pekahiah the Lord opened his eyes, the son and successor of Menahem on the throne of Israel.
And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all he did, are recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.
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 INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS CHAPTER 15
And the rest of the acts of Menahem, etc.] We are referred to the same book of chronicles for them as for those of the rest of the kings, which seems to be a form the historian uses of them all.
And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, etc.] The same form of expression is used as before, (2 Kings 15:21), of all the kings.
In the fifty second year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, etc.] Which was the last year of the reign of Azariah: and reigned twenty years ; which was a long reign for an usurper and murderer.
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 Pekahiah, King of Israel
Pekahiah was the 17th king of Israel, and the 6th to be assassinated.
Pekahiah is described as an evil king who continued the worship of false idols that had been started by Jeroboam 1.
Pekah conspired with 50 men from Gilead to assassinate Pekahiah at the palace at Samaria.
www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /p106.htm   (97 words)

  
 Edersheim Bible History - Bk. 7, Ch. 7
This would imply that there were 60,000 contributors to this tax, a large figure, indicating at the same time the wide prosperity of the country, and the extent of the burden which the tribute must have laid on the people.
On these hard conditions Menahem was "confirmed" in "the kingdom" by the Assyrian conqueror* Menahem was succeeded in the kingdom by his son Pekahiah, whose reign, of a character similar to that of his father,** lasted only two years.
The name of Pekahiah's father: "Menahem, the son of Gadi" (2 Kings 15:17), seems to indicate that he was descended from the tribe of Gad.
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 King Pekahiah - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Pekahiah succeeded his father King Menahem to become the 17th king of the separate kingdom of Israel.
His 2-year reign was featureless, except to note that he continued King Jeroboam's golden calf cult.
Pekahiah had no doubt followed his father's lead in maintaining his throne by buying the support of Assyria.
www.geocities.com /thekingsofisrael/biography_Pekahiah.html   (97 words)

  
 Holy Spirit Interactive: Bible Discovery - Pekahiah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Pekahiah ascended the throne, succeeding his father Menahem, as Israel slid rapidly towards anarchy and extermination.
Taking fifty men of Gilead with him, he assassinated Pekahiah in the citadel of the royal palace at Samaria, and succeeded him as king.
Pekahiah: (means "it is the Lord that opens") The seventeenth king of Israel.
www.holyspiritinteractive.net /biblediscovery/pekahiah.asp   (93 words)

  
 God's Judgment Regarding King Pekahiah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Pekahiah was a relatively powerless king who nonetheless used what power he had for the evil purpose of sponsoring idol worship and the sins that were historically associated with it.
2 Kings 15:23-24 In the fiftieth year of Azariah [that is, Uzziah] king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the L
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 Baby names - PEKAHIAH
PEKAHIAH does not currently rank in the top 1000 names.
See the popularity of the baby name Pekahiah in the U.S. Other countries: The name PEKAHIAH also used in other countries.
See the popularity of the baby name Pekahiah in other countries.
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 Nave's Topical Bible Online: Verses on PEKAHIAH
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.
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 Pekahiah - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Pekahiah, in the Bible, king of Israel, son and successor of Menahem.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Pekahiah" at HighBeam.
The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible; 1/1/2001; BRUCE M. METZGER and MICHAEL D. 2341 words
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Pekahiah succeeded Menahem in the 50th year of Azariah, and Pekah him in the 52nd year (740/39 BC).
Thiele solves this by guessing that Pekah was a rival king during the reign of Menahem.
Pekah was rival to Menahem for 10 years, served under Pekahiah for 2 that aren't counted, then rebelled and ruled on his own for another 10 years.
www.jeff-jackson.com /Religion/old_testament/ot09_759-700.html   (13546 words)

  
 John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria,....
The same form of expression is used as before, 2 Kings 15:21, of all the kings.
Did by him as he had done by Pekahiah, 2 Kings 15:28, this was measure for measure, as the Jews say: and this he did
eword.gospelcom.net /comments/2kings/gill/2kings15.htm   (2307 words)

  
 2 Kings 15
23 Pekahiah son of Menahem began to rule over Israel in the fiftieth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah.
He refused to turn from the sins of idolatry that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.
26 The rest of the events in Pekahiah's reign and all his deeds are recorded in [The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.]
www.allaboutgod.com /truth/2-kings-15.htm   (798 words)

  
 Assyrian Dominance (745 BC - 640 BC)- Old Testament History
It is a common historical observation that the Israelite nations, both the United Kingdom and later the two Kingdoms of Israel (North) and Judah (South), came into existence in a vacuum of power in the Middle East.
Mehahem’s son Pekahiah took the throne but was quickly assassinated by one of his officers, Pekah ben Remaliah ("son of Remaliah," Isa 7:1ff, 2 Kings 15:23-26), who then took the throne.
Pekah's assassination of Pekahiah set the nation on a dangerous course.
www.cresourcei.org /othassyrian.html   (4209 words)

  
 Cross Reference Bible - Book of 2Kings, chapter 15
15:22 Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.
15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
15:26 Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
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 Pekah, King of Israel
Pekah became the 18th King of Israel after he assassinated King Pekahiah.
He was described as an evil king, as he continued the worship of false idols that had been started by Jeroboam 1.
It is believed he killed Pekahiah because the Israelites were angry that the Assyrians were dominating the kingdom of Israel.
www.aboutbibleprophecy.com /p107.htm   (151 words)

  
 2 Kings 15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah
Azariah Azari'ah Fiftieth Israel Judah Menahem Men'ahem Pekahiah Pekahi'ah Reign Reigned Samaria Sama'ria
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah, the son of Menahem, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for two years.
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, for two years.
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 Captivity
After a ten-year reign, Menahem died, and his son Pekahiah ascended to the throne.
Within a period of two years, the new king was assassinated by Pekah, the officer in command of Pekahiah's body guard.
Pekah seized the throne, and the "carryings away" began at the time of his reign.
www.biblicalheritage.org /Isa/captivity.htm   (508 words)

  
 Crosswalk.com - WOW - The Big Picture 5/9
In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin.
Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, indeed they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
crosswalk.com /faith/devotionals/bigpicture/545264.html   (1225 words)

  
 2 Kings 15
Menahem slept with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him.
Pekah son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him with fifty of the Gileadites, and attacked him in Samaria, in the citadel of the palace along with Argob and Arieh; he killed him, and reigned in place of him.
Now the rest of the deeds of Pekahiah, and all that he did, are written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
www.hope.edu /bandstra/BIBLE/2KI/2KI15.HTM   (1046 words)

  
 The History of the Governments of Israel and Judah
Part One: Concerning Jeroboam, King of Israel, and Jonah, the prophet; and how, after the death of Jeroboam, his son Zechariah took the government; How Uzziah, King of Jerusalem, subdued the nations that were round about him; And what befell him when he attempted to offer incense to God.
Part Two: How Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, took the government over the Israelites; and how Pul and Tiglath-pileser made an expedition against the Israelites; how Jotham, the son of Uzziah, Reigned over the tribe of Judah; and what things Nahum prophesied against the Assyrians.
So he abode out of the city four some time, and lived a private life, while his son Jotham took the government; after which he died with grief and anxiety at what had happened and reigned of them fifty-two; and was buried by himself in his own gardens.
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 2 Kings 15:26 Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah and all
Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 15:26 JPS: Now the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 15:26 YLT: And the rest of the matters of Pekahiah, and all that he did, lo, they are written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel.
bible.cc /2_kings/15-26.htm   (358 words)

  
 Pekah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William F. Albright has dated his reign to 737 BCE-732 BCE, while E.
With the aid of a band of Gileadites, he slew Pekahiah and assumed the throne (2 Kings 15:25).
According to the book of kings, seventeen years after this he entered into an alliance with Rezin, king of the Arameans, and took part with him in a siege of Jerusalem (2 Kings 15:37; 16:5).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pekah   (282 words)

  
 Pekahiah (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
Pekahiah (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
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 2 Kings 15
and his son Pekahiah replaced him as king.
He and fifty Gileadites assassinated Pekahiah, as well as Argob and Arieh, in Samaria in the fortress of the royal palace.
15:26 The rest of the events of Pekahiah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.
faculty.hope.edu /bandstra/netbible/2ki15.htm   (807 words)

  
 Pekahiah - Smith’s Bible Dictionary - Bible Dictionary
Pekahiah - Smith’s Bible Dictionary - Bible Dictionary
Christ Notes > Bible Dictionary > Smith’s Bible Dictionary > Entries Beginning with P > Pekahiah
Pekahiah: son and successor of Menahem was the 17th king of the separate kingdom of Israel, B.C. After a brief reign of scarcely two years a conspiracy was organized against him by Pekah, who murdered him and seized the throne.
www.christnotes.org /dictionary.php?dict=sbd&id=3357   (80 words)

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