Then Pekahsonof Remaliah,his officer,conspiredagainsthim and struckhim in Samaria,in the castleof the king'shousewith Argoband Arieh;and with him were fiftymenof the Gileadites,and he killedhim and becamekingin his place.
When Zimrisawthat the citywas taken,he wentinto the citadelof the king'shouseand burnedthe king'shouseoverhim with fire,and died,
His servantZimri,commanderof halfhis chariots,conspiredagainsthim. Now he [was] at Tirzahdrinkinghimself drunkin the houseof Arza,who[was] overthe householdat Tirzah.
Then Shallumthe sonof Jabeshconspiredagainsthim and struckhim beforethe peopleand killedhim, and reignedin his place.
He didevilin the sightof the LORD;he did not departfrom the sinsof Jeroboamsonof Nebat,whichhe made Israelsin.
Now the restof the actsof Pekahiahand allthat he did,beholdthey are writtenin the Bookof the Chroniclesof the Kingsof Israel.
In the fifty-secondyearof Azariahkingof Judah,Pekahsonof RemaliahbecamekingoverIsraelin Samaria,[and reigned] twentyyears.
So Jehuthe sonof Jehoshaphatthe sonof NimshiconspiredagainstJoram.Now Joramwith allIsraelwas defendingRamoth-gileadagainstHazaelkingof Aram,
When he came,behold,the captainsof the armywere sitting,and he said,"I have a wordfor you, O captain."And Jehusaid,"For which[one] of us?" And he said,"For you, O captain."
For Pekahthe sonof Remaliahslewin Judah120000in oneday,allvaliantmen,because they had forsakenthe LORDGodof their fathers.
Now it cameabout in the daysof Ahaz,the sonof Jotham,the sonof Uzziah,kingof Judah,that Rezinthe kingof Aramand Pekahthe sonof Remaliah,kingof Israel,wentup to Jerusalemto [wage] waragainstit, but couldnot conquerit.
