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He reigned in Samaria two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, <i>and reigned</i> two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, <i>and reigned</i> two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, <i>and reigned</i> for two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, <i>and reigned</i> two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria <i>and reigned</i> two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem became king over Israel, <i>and reigned</i> two years in Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Judah’s King Azariah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Judah&#8217s King Azariah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned two years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Pekahiah became king of Israel in the fiftieth year of Azariah's rule in Judah, and he ruled two years from Samaria. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In Azariah's fiftieth year as king of Judah, Menahem's son Pekahiah began to rule. Pekahiah was king of Israel in Samaria for two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of the reign of King Uzziah of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for two years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Menahem's son Pekahiah became king over Israel for two years during the fiftieth year of the reign of King Azariah of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of King Azariah's reign over Judah, Menahem's son Pekahiah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem has reigned over Israel in Samaria, two years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah hath Pekahiah son of Menahem reigned over Israel, in Samaria -- two years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the year the fiftieth year to Azariah king of Judah, reigned Pekahiah son of Menahem over Israel in Shomeron, two years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azarias king of Juda reigned Phaceia the son of Manahem over Israel in Samaria two years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah, the king of Judah: Pekahiah, the son of Menahem, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azariah, king of Judah, Pekahiah, son of Menahem, became king over Israel in Samaria for two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of King Azariah of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria; he reigned two years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Uzziah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Uzzia, King of Yehuda, Peqakhia, son of Makhanim, became king over Israel in Samaria for two years.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the fiftieth year of Azarias king of Juda, began Phakesias the son of Manaem to reign over Israel in Samaria two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/15-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=5241" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Pekahiah Reigns in Israel</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ḥă·miš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">In the fiftieth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5838.htm" title="5838: la·‘ă·zar·yāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Or mazaryahuw; from azar and Yahh; Jah has helped; Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites.">of Azariah’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">over Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6494.htm" title="6494: pə·qaḥ·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has opened (the eyes), a king of Isr. From paqach and Yahh; Jah has observed; Pekachjah, an Israelite king.">Pekahiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/4505.htm" title="4505: mə·na·ḥêm (N-proper-ms) -- Comforter, king of N. Isr. From nacham; comforter; Menachem, an Israelite.">of Menahem</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">became king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: bə·šō·mə·rō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">and reigned in Samaria</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·nā·ṯā·yim (N-fd) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">two years.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">2 Kings 15:8-12</a></span><br />In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. / Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">2 Kings 15:27-31</a></span><br />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. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">2 Kings 14:23-29</a></span><br />In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. / This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">2 Kings 17:1-6</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him. / Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">2 Kings 13:10-13</a></span><br />In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them. / As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">2 Kings 16:1-4</a></span><br />In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah. / Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God. / Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1-9</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly. / Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-1.htm">Hosea 1:1</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Amos 1:1</a></span><br />These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1-9</a></span><br />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. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. / Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8-9</a></span><br />Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. / Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15-16</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), / then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mark 13:14</a></span><br />So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-22</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-19.htm">2 Kings 21:19</a></b></br> Amon <i>was</i> twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name <i>was</i> Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-25.htm">1 Kings 15:25</a></b></br> And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/16-8.htm">1 Kings 16:8</a></b></br> In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/15-17.htm">Azariah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-17.htm">Azari'ah</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Fiftieth</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-21.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-17.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-22.htm">Menahem</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-22.htm">Men'ahem</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-22.htm">Pekahiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-22.htm">Pekahi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-22.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-22.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-17.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-17.htm">Sama'ria</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Azariah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Azari'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Fiftieth</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-24.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-14.htm">Menahem</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-14.htm">Men'ahem</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-24.htm">Pekahiah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-26.htm">Pekahi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-26.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Sama'ria</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-1.htm">Azariah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">He dying a leper, is succeeded by Jotham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Zachariah the last of Jehu's generation, reigning ill, is slain by Shallum</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm">Shallum, reigning a month, is slain by Nenahem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Menahem strengthens himself by Pul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-21.htm">Pekahiah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-23.htm">Pekahiah is slain by Pekah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and slain by Hoshea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Jotham's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-36.htm">Ahaz succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/2_kings/15.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah</b><br />This phrase situates the events within a specific historical context, emphasizing the timeline of the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Azariah, also known as Uzziah, was a king of Judah whose reign is noted for both prosperity and eventual downfall due to pride (2 Chronicles 26). The "fiftieth year" marks a significant duration, suggesting a period of stability in Judah, contrasting with the turmoil in Israel. The Hebrew root for "fiftieth" (חֲמִשִּׁים, chamishim) underscores the importance of numerology in Hebrew culture, often symbolizing completion or fullness, which may imply a mature phase in Azariah's reign.<p><b>Pekahiah son of Menahem</b><br />Pekahiah's identity is tied to his father, Menahem, who was known for his violent rise to power (<a href="/2_kings/15-14.htm">2 Kings 15:14-16</a>). The name "Pekahiah" (פְּקַחְיָה, Pekachyah) means "Yahweh has opened [the eyes]," suggesting a divine insight or revelation. However, Pekahiah's short reign indicates a failure to live up to his name's potential. This highlights the biblical theme that names often reflect divine purpose or character, yet human actions can fall short of divine expectations.<p><b>became king of Israel</b><br />This phrase marks the transition of power in the northern kingdom of Israel. The political instability of Israel during this period is evident, as kings often came to power through conspiracy and violence. The Hebrew word for "became king" (מָלַךְ, malak) implies not just ruling but also the divine right or calling to lead. However, the brevity of Pekahiah's reign suggests a lack of divine favor or legitimacy, a common theme in the narrative of Israel's kings.<p><b>and he reigned in Samaria</b><br />Samaria was the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, established by King Omri (<a href="/1_kings/16-24.htm">1 Kings 16:24</a>). It was a center of political and religious activity, often associated with idolatry and apostasy in the biblical narrative. The mention of Samaria serves as a reminder of the spiritual decline of Israel, contrasting with Jerusalem, the spiritual center of Judah. The Hebrew root for "reigned" (מָלַךְ, malak) again emphasizes the authority and responsibility of kingship, which Pekahiah failed to uphold according to God's standards.<p><b>two years</b><br />The short duration of Pekahiah's reign is significant, reflecting the instability and rapid turnover of leadership in Israel. The number "two" (שְׁנָתַיִם, shenatayim) in Hebrew can symbolize division or inadequacy, underscoring the incomplete and troubled nature of his rule. This brief reign serves as a cautionary tale about the consequences of departing from God's covenant, a recurring theme in the history of Israel's monarchy.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23-26) <span class= "bld">THE REIGN OF PEKAHIAH</span><p>(Heb., <span class= "ital">P?kahy?h</span>)<span class= "ital">.<p>(</span>23<span class= "ital">)</span> <span class= "bld">In the fiftieth year.</span>--The forty-ninth, if verse seventeen were exact.<p>(25) <span class= "bld">But</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span> <span class= "bld">a captain of his.</span>--<span class= "ital">And</span> . . . <span class= "ital">his adjutant</span> (or <span class= "ital">knight,</span> <a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm" title="Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat thereof.">2Kings 7:2</a>).<p><span class= "bld">The palace of the king's house.</span>--The same expression occurred in <a href="/1_kings/16-18.htm" title="And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died.">1Kings 16:18</a>. The word armon, rendered "palace," is usually explained as meaning citadel or keep, from a root meaning to be high. (Comp. <span class= "greekheb">? ????</span> in Greek.) Ewald makes it the harem, which, as the innermost and most strongly-guarded part of an Oriental palace, is probably meant here. Thither Pekahiah had fled for refuge before the conspirators.<p><span class= "bld">With Argob and Arieh.</span>--Pekah slew these two persons, probably officers of the royal guard, who stood by their master, as well as the king himself.<p>The peculiar names are an indication of the <span class= "ital">historical</span> character of the account. Argob suggests that the person who bore this name was a native of the district of Bashan so designated (<a href="/1_kings/4-13.htm" title="The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, three score great cities with walls and brazen bars:">1Kings 4:13</a>); Arieh ("lion"), like our own Cceur-de-Lion, betokens strength and bravery. (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/12-8.htm" title="And of the Gadites there separated themselves to David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes on the mountains;">1Chronicles 12:8</a>, "The Gadites, whose faces were as the faces of lions.") . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 23-26.</span> - SHORT REIGN OF PEKA-HIAH. The short reign of Pekahiah was wholly undistinguished. He held the throne for two years only, or perhaps for parts of two years, and performed no action that any historian has thought worthy of record. Our author has nothing to relate of him but the circumstances of his death (ver. 25), wherewith he combines the usual formulae (vers. 23, 24, 26). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/15-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In the fiftieth</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁנַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(biš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Azariah's</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·zar·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5838.htm">Strong's 5838: </a> </span><span class="str2">Azariah -- 'Yah has helped', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reign</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over Judah,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Pekahiah</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּקַֽחְיָ֨ה</span> <span class="translit">(pə·qaḥ·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6494.htm">Strong's 6494: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pekahiah -- 'Yah has opened (the eyes)', a king of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Menahem</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנַחֵ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·na·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4505.htm">Strong's 4505: </a> </span><span class="str2">Menahem -- 'comforter', king of Northern Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">became king</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֠לַךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and reigned in Samaria</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šō·mə·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">two years.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/15-23.htm">2 Kings 15:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/15-23.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/15-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 15:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/15-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 15:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>