2 Kings 15:25 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NKJV

Then Pekah the son of Remaliah, an officer of his, conspired against him and killed him in Samaria, in the citadel of the king’s house, along with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of Gilead. He killed him and reigned in his place.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

A captain of his - A mere “captain,” a person, therefore, of very moderate rank. The low birth of Pekah is probably alluded to in Isaiah’s f…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

THE REIGN OF PEKAHIAH
(Hebrew, Pĕkahyâh).

(23) In the fiftieth year. —The forty-ninth, if ve…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy compared with the state of Israel. The im…