During Pekah’s reign, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Tiglath-Pileser is the first Assyrian monarch mentioned in Scripture who can be definitively identified with a king from historical monuments. Acco…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

THE REIGN OF PEKAH, SON OF REMALIAH, IN SAMARIA.

Reigned twenty years. —This does not agree with …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king
of Assyria
Into the land…

Matthew Henry

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…