Overview
The Bible addresses remaliah across 9 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 2 Kings, Isaiah and 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Pekah, Kings, Regicide and Syria. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Ahaz and Uzziah.
Key Bible verses about remaliah
Old Testament
2 Kings
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.
In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.
And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.
Isaiah
And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. neither: Heb. let not thy heart be tender
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
People in the Bible and remaliah
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying remaliah for yourself
- Begin with 2 Kings 15:25, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how 2 Kings, Isaiah and 2 Chronicles each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Ahaz and Uzziah and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Pekah, Kings, Regicide and Syria.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about remaliah?
The Bible addresses remaliah across 9 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 2 Kings, Isaiah and 2 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Pekah, Kings, Regicide and Syria. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Ahaz and Uzziah.
How many Bible verses are about remaliah?
The Bible references remaliah in 9 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention remaliah?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is 2 Kings 15:25: “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.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with remaliah?
Ahaz and Uzziah.
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