Overview
The Bible addresses pekahiah across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 2 Kings. Closely related themes include Menahem, Palace, Pekah and Regicide. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jeroboam.
Key Bible verses about pekahiah
Old Testament
2 Kings
And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
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.
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.
People in the Bible and pekahiah
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying pekahiah for yourself
- Begin with 2 Kings 15:22, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Consider the lives of Jeroboam and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Menahem, Palace, Pekah and Regicide.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about pekahiah?
The Bible addresses pekahiah across 5 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 2 Kings. Closely related themes include Menahem, Palace, Pekah and Regicide. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jeroboam.
How many Bible verses are about pekahiah?
The Bible references pekahiah in 5 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention pekahiah?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is 2 Kings 15:22: “And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with pekahiah?
Jeroboam.
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