21 Isn’t everything else about Menahem—everything he did—written in the official records of the kings of Israel?
22 Menahem lay down in death with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him as king.
23 In Azariah’s fiftieth year as king of Judah, Menahem’s son Pekahiah began to rule. Pekahiah was king of Israel in Samaria for two years.
24 He did what the Lord considered evil. He didn’t turn away from the sins that Jer o boam (Nebat’s son) led Israel to commit.
25 His officer Pekah, son of Remaliah, plotted against him. With 50 men from Gilead, Pekah attacked Pekahiah, Argob, and Arieh in the fortress of the royal palace in Samaria. Pekah killed him and succeeded him as king.
26 Everything else about Pekahiah—everything he did—is written in the official records of the kings of Israel.
27 In Azariah’s fifty-second year as king of Judah, Pekah, son of Remaliah, began to rule Israel in Samaria. He ruled for 20 years.