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Pekahiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(God opens). Son and successor of Menahem on the throne of Israel, B. C. 760-758. Murdered and succeeded by his general Pekah (2 Kings 15:22-26²²And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. ²³In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. ²⁴And 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. ²⁵But 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. ²⁶And 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. (2 Kings 15:22‑26)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son and successor of Menahem king of Israel. His two years’ reign (B.C. 761-759), was uneventful; he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; and was slain by Pekah, who succeeded him (2 Kings 15:22-26²²And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. ²³In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. ²⁴And 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. ²⁵But 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. ²⁶And 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. (2 Kings 15:22‑26)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6494 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Pqachyah

Phonic:

pek-akh-yaw’

Meaning:

from 6491 and 3050; Jah has observed; Pekachjah, an Israelite king

KJV Usage:

Pekahiah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

opening of Jah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The Lord opens; Jah has observed:―son of Menahem [PEKAH], 2 Kings 15:22. {Aperuit Dominus}