John Gill Commentary 2 Kings 15:25

"And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the castle of the king`s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and he slew him, and reigned in his stead." — 2 Kings 15:25 (ASV)

But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his
The word signifies a "third" man, the third to the king, as some think; Josephus

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conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the
king's house ;
Josephus ^F2 says it was at a banquet:

with Argob, and Arieh ;
whom, according to Abarbinel, Pekah slew with the king, being mighty men, who were always about him; but they seem rather to be conspirators with Pekah, and assisting to him in smiting the king; the former of these, Ben Gersom thinks, was governor of Argob, a country on the other side Jordan, and the latter had his name from his fortitude, which signifies a lion:

and with him fifty men of the Gileadites ;
which may seem to strengthen the above notion concerning Argob, since the Gileadites were of the same side of Jordan, and were near Argob, see (Deuteronomy 3:13)

and he killed him, and reigned in his room ,
as his father killed Shallum, and reigned in his stead.

FOOTNOTES:

• F2: Ibid.