Pekahiah
Pekahiah, son of Menahem, king of Israel who reigned for 2 years before being assassinated.
The name Pekahiah means “it is the Lord that opens”
MaleKingIsraelDivided Monarchy eraOld Testament1 book5 verses
Summary
A king of Northern Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2 Kings 15:22; only referred to as Pekahiah (פְּקַחְיָה); a son of Menahem.
Events
Dates are approximate
- Reign of Pekahiahc. 761 BC
- Death of Pekahiahc. 759 BC
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- פְּקַחְיָהPekahiah
Mentions
Includes 2 verses that refer to Pekahiah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- And Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah reigned in his place.
- In 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 15:24Referred to, not namedAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
- 2 Kings 15:25Referred to, not namedThen 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.
- As 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.