Reign of Pekahiah
760 BC (2Y)Death of Pekahiah
758 BC (1D)The Lord opened his eyes, the son and successor of Menahem on the throne of Israel. He was murdered in the royal palace of Samaria by Pekah, one of the captains of his army (2 Kings 15:23-26), after a reign of two years (B.C. 761-759). He “did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.”
Father:Menahem
- 2Kgs.15: And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
- 2Kgs.15: 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.
- 2Kgs.15: 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.