Menahem rested with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him as king. Reign of Pekahiah of Israel.
Shallum, son of Jabesh, plotted against him and struck him down at Ibleam. He killed him and reigned in his place.
The rest of the acts of Menahem, with all that he did, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
In the fiftieth year of Azariah, king of Judah, Pekahiah, son of Menahem, became king over Israel in Samaria for two years.