King of Israel • Israel
Pekah assassinates Pekahiah and becomes king of Israel, later joining Rezin against Judah during the Syro-Ephraimite crisis before losing territory to Assyria. His reign is associated with a complex period of overlapping rule and instability in the northern kingdom.
Father: Remaliah
Related: Pekahiah, Ahaz, Rezin, Hoshea, Remaliah
Scripture: 2 Kings 15:27-31, 2 Kings 16, Isaiah 7