Pekah Summary
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Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel who reigned for 20 years.
son of Remaliah who killed King Pekahiah and became King of Israel in his place (2KI 15:25)
Lineage: Remaliah › Pekah
Names
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Pekah
he that opens; that is at liberty
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Pekah
· Also called · H6492 none · 2KI 15:25 he opens
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King of Israel
· Title · H4428, H3478 G935, G2474 · 2KI 25:29 king of Israel
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son of Remaliah
· Title · H1121, H7425 · ISA 7:4 son of Remaliah
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פֶּקַח
pəqach · H6492 · 2KI 15:25 he opens
- he פֶּ֫קַח · H6492
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מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל
melek yisərael · Title · H4428, H3478 · 2KI 25:29 king of Israel
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בֶן־רְמַלְיָהוּ
ben rəmaləyahu · Title · H1121, H7425 · ISA 7:4 son of Remaliah
- el Φακεε PHakee · none · 2KI 15:25
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βασιλέως Ισραηλ
basiléōs Israēl · Title · G935, G2474 · 2KI 25:29 king [of] Israel
- el [none] · Title · ISA 7:4
- bg Факей
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Family of origin
- Father: Remaliah
- Mother: Unknown
Took part in (3)
- Death of Pekahiah · c. 759 BC
- Reign of Pekah · c. 759 BC – 739 BC
- Death of Pekah · c. 730 BC
Killed (1)
Was killed by (1)
Held the office of (1)
- King · The reign of Pekah · c. 795 BC – 774 BC
Pekah Article
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Pekah son of Remaliah was the king of Israel for 20 years, according to 2Kings 15. He came to power by conspiring against and assassinating King Pekahiah. During his reign, Pekah allied with Rezin king of Aram to attack Judah, but they were unsuccessful in capturing Jerusalem (2Ki 16:5; Isa 7:1). However, Pekah did inflict heavy casualties on Judah, killing 120,000 in one day (2Ch 28:6). Pekah's reign ended when Hoshea conspired against him, killed him, and succeeded him as king. Pekah's reign was marked by political instability and conflict with Judah.
Pekah Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Open-eyed, the son of Remaliah a captain in the army of Pekahiah, king of Israel, whom he slew, with the aid of a band of Gileadites, and succeeded (B.C. 758) on the throne (2 Kings 15:25). Seventeen years after this he entered into an alliance with Rezin, king of Syria, and took part with him in besieging Jerusalem (2 Kings 15:37; 16:5). But Tiglath-pilser, who was in alliance with Ahaz, king of Judah, came up against Pekah, and carried away captive many of the inhabitants of his kingdom (2 Kings 15:29). This was the beginning of the “Captivity.” Soon after this Pekah was put to death by Hoshea, the son of Elah, who usurped the throne (2 Kings 15:30; 16:1-9. Comp. Isa. 7:16; 8:4; 9:12). He is supposed by some to have been the “shephard” mentioned in Zech. 11:16.
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