2 Kings 15:27

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel in Azariah's fifty-second year as king of Judah, and he ruled twenty years from Samaria.

Cross References

2 Kings 15:1

Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah in Jeroboam's twenty-seventh year as king of Israel.

2 Kings 15:13

Shallum became king of Israel in the thirty-ninth year of Azariah's rule in Judah. But only one month after Shallum became king,

2 Kings 15:2

He was only sixteen years old when he became king, and he ruled fifty-two years from Jerusalem, which was also the home town of his mother Jecoliah.

2 Kings 15:23

Pekahiah became king of Israel in the fiftieth year of Azariah's rule in Judah, and he ruled two years from Samaria.

2 Kings 15:25

Pekah son of Remaliah was Pekahiah's chief officer, but he made plans to kill the king. So he and fifty men from Gilead broke into the strongest part of the palace in Samaria and murdered Pekahiah, together with Argob and Arieh. Pekah then became king.

2 Kings 15:26

Everything else Pekahiah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.

2 Kings 15:28

He disobeyed the LORD and followed the evil example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused the Israelites to sin.

2 Kings 15:37

During his rule, the LORD let King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel start attacking Judah.

2 Kings 15:8

Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Azariah's rule in Judah, but he ruled only six months from Samaria.

Isaiah 7:1

Ahaz, the son of Jotham and the grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah when King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel went to attack Jerusalem. But they were not able to do what they had planned.

Isaiah 7:4

Tell Ahaz to stop worrying. There's no need for him to be afraid of King Rezin and King Pekah. They are very angry, but they are nothing more than a dying fire. Ahaz doesn't need to fear