Pekahiah
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Pekahiah was a king of Israel and the son of Menahem
, whom he succeeded, and the second and last king of Israel from the House of Gadi. He ruled from the capital of Samaria
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Pekahiah became king in the fiftieth year of the reign of Azariah
, king of Judah. William F. Albright
has dated his reign to 738 BC – 737 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 742 BC – 740 BC.
Pekahiah continued the practices of Jeroboam
, which are called the sins of Jeroboam.
After a reign of two years, Pekahiah was assassinated in the citadel of the royal palace at Samaria by Pekah
, son of Remaliah, one of his chief officers, with the help of fifty men of Gilead
. Pekah succeeded Pekahiah as king.
Menahem
Menahem, was a king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel. He was the son of Gadi, and the founder of the dynasty known as the House of Gadi or House of Menahem....
, whom he succeeded, and the second and last king of Israel from the House of Gadi. He ruled from the capital of Samaria
Samaria
Samaria, or the Shomron is a term used for a mountainous region roughly corresponding to the northern part of the West Bank.- Etymology :...
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Pekahiah became king in the fiftieth year of the reign of Azariah
Uzziah of Judah
Uzziah , also known as Azariah , was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons, whom the people appointed to replace his father...
, king of Judah. William F. Albright
William F. Albright
William Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist and expert on ceramics. From the early twentieth century until his death, he was the dean of biblical archaeologists and the universally acknowledged founder of the Biblical archaeology movement...
has dated his reign to 738 BC – 737 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 742 BC – 740 BC.
Pekahiah continued the practices of Jeroboam
Jeroboam
Jeroboam was the first king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel after the revolt of the ten northern Israelite tribes against Rehoboam that put an end to the United Monarchy....
, which are called the sins of Jeroboam.
After a reign of two years, Pekahiah was assassinated in the citadel of the royal palace at Samaria by Pekah
Pekah
Pekah was king of Israel. He was a captain in the army of king Pekahiah of Israel, whom he killed to become king. Pekah was the son of Remaliah ....
, son of Remaliah, one of his chief officers, with the help of fifty men of Gilead
Gilead
In the Bible "Gilead" means hill of testimony or mound of witness, , a mountainous region east of the Jordan River, situated in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is also referred to by the Aramaic name Yegar-Sahadutha, which carries the same meaning as the Hebrew . From its mountainous character...
. Pekah succeeded Pekahiah as king.