Pekah
Mentioned 758–738 BC traditional (Jones)
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).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Remaliah, Jotham, Uzziah, Ahaz, Rezin, Argob, Arieh, and Elah.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
3 events in which Pekah takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 758 BCDeath of Pekahiah2 Kgs 15:25
- 758 BCReign of Pekah2 Kgs 15:27-31
- 738 BCDeath of Pekah2 Kgs 15:30
Places
Places named in the same verses as Pekah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- location not graded: Syria3
- location not graded: Gilead2
- likely location: Jerusalem2
- likely location: Samaria2
- likely location: Abel-beth-maacah1
- location not graded: Assyria1
- location not graded: Galilee1
- likely location: Hazor1
- possible location: Ijon1
- possible location: Janoah1
- possible location: Kedesh1
- location not graded: Naphtali1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 783–713 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 4 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
11 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Pekah 13 |
| KJV | Pekah 11 |
| ASV | Pekah 11 |
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Every verse
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2 Kings9 verses
- 15:25
Then 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.
- 15:27
In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
- 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
- 15:30
Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 15:31
As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- 15:32
In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
- 15:37
(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)
- 16:1
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
- 16:5
Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
2 Chronicles1 verse
- 28:6
For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Isaiah1 verse
- 7:1
Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 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.