Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him and attacked him in Samaria, in the fortress of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites. He killed him, and reigned in his place.
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Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him and attacked him in Samaria, in the fortress of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites. He killed him, and reigned in his place.
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But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.
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And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the castle of the king's house, by Argob and by Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites; and he slew him, and reigned in his stead.
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to 2 Kings 15:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 28:6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
- 1 Kings 16:9 His servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah;
- 2 Kings 9:5 When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting. Then he said, “I have a message for you, captain.” Jehu said, “To which of us all?” He said, “To you, O captain.”
- 2 Kings 9:14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was keeping Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria;
- 2 Kings 15:10 Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria for twenty years.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which were of the same conspiracy.
Which were of the same conspiracy.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 15:25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a…
2Ki 15:25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.
Ver. 25. But Pekah the son, &c.] Phace, quidam eiusdem nominis, saith Sulpitius: but that is not so; Pekahiah and Pekah are names like, but not the same.
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With Argob and Arieh.] These, saith Josephus, were slain, together with their king, at a feast.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Argob and Arieh might be either Pekah’s partners in…
Argob and Arieh might be either Pekah’s partners in this treason, or the king’s courtiers or officers, who were now slain with him.
Fifty men of the Gileadites; who assisted him in the execution of his treason.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Howbeit the high places were not removed,.... As they…
Howbeit the high places were not removed,.... As they were not by his father, and the same is observed of the best of kings before:
the people sacrificed and burnt incense still in the high places; from which they could not be brought off by prophets or kings:
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he built the higher gate of the house of the Lord; which was between the temple and the king's palace, which led to it; this he repaired and beautified, or added something to it; or otherwise it was built by Solomon, and therefore called the new gate, Jer 26:10 it is the same that was afterwards called the gate of Nicanor; the east gate, as say the Jewish writers (k).
(k) T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 7. 1. Gloss. in ib. Maimon. Cele Hamikdash, c. 7. sect. 6.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. Smote him in Samaria, in the palace…
Verse 25. Smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh] Who Argob and Arieh were we know not; some make them men, some make them statues. Pekah had fifty Gileadites in the conspiracy with him.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain A captain of his - A mere “captain,” a…
A captain of his - A mere “captain,” a person, therefore, of very moderate rank. The low birth of Pekah is probably glanced at in Isaiah’s favorite designation of him as “Remaliah’s son” Isa 7:4-5, Isa 7:9; Isa 8:6.
From the fact that Pekah employed Gileadites to carry out his designs, it has been conjectured that he himself belonged to the trans-Jordanic region.
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In the palace of the king’s house - Rather, “In the tower of the king’s palace;” or possibly “in the harem of the king’s palace” (1Ki 16:18 note).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Near. Hebrew, "may be along with Argob, &c." who…
Near. Hebrew, "may be along with Argob, &c." who were in the conspiracy. (Chaldean, Septaugint, &c.) (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain with Argob and Arieh, &c.--Many commentators view these as…
with Argob and Arieh, &c.--Many commentators view these as the captain's accomplices. But it is more probable that they were influential friends of the king, who were murdered along with him.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. Smote him… in the palace of the king’s…
25. Smote him… in the palace of the king’s house — Rather, as Gesenius, “the fortress of the king’s house, the innermost part, as the highest and strongest, q.d., the citadel. J.D. Michaelis, and after him most modern interpreters, here translate it the woman’s apartment, the harem; but there is no trace of this in the ancient interpreters, nor is there any reason for departing from the simple explanation above given.”
With Argob and Arieh — That is, as the Hebrew particle אתhere sufficiently indicates, Argob and Arieh were slain along with the king. They were probably two important persons of Pekahiah’s court, whom Pekah thought it not safe to leave alive after their master’s assassination.
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With him — With Pekah.
Fifty men of the Gileadites — These men probably belonged to the royal army, and were under the command of Captain Pekah, and joined with him in the conspiracy.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23–26. Reign of Pekahiah king of Israel. He is…
23–26. Reign of Pekahiah king of Israel. He is slain by Pekah, the son of Remaliah, who succeeds him (Not in Chronicles)
25. Pekah … a captain of his] R.V. his captain. The word is the same which in 2Ki_7:2 is used for the captain (A.V. lord) on whose hand the king of Israel leaned. Probably Pekah occupied some such position about the king, which gave him the opportunity of attacking his master, for the murder was perpetrated ‘in the castle of the king’s house’. From the mention of the fifty men of the Gileadites who took part with him in the conspiracy, it has been conjectured that Pekah was himself a native of that wild land, the home in former days of Jephthah and of Elijah. His conduct is of the kind to be expected from one nursed in such wild localities.
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in the palace [R.V. castle] of the king’s house] The word is rendered ‘palace’ everywhere in A.V. except Pro_18:19 ‘like the bars of a castle’. But here and in 1Ki_16:18 (see note there) the sense requires some word expressive of security and protection from a foe. Hence the change in R.V. We know so little of the construction of the royal houses of Israel that it is difficult to be precise about what is meant. But it seems most likely that the king when he knew that Pekah and his fifty comrades were bent on his murder would take refuge in the most fortified place he could reach.
with Argob and Arieh] Doubtless two friends who had remained with Pekahiah to the last.
of the Gileadites] The LXX. has in some MSS. the words ἀπὸ τῶν τετρακοσίων=of the four hundred. I have found no means of explaining the reading. Before ‘fifty’ in this clause R.V. inserts were.
and he killed [R.V. slew] him and reigned in his room] R.V. stead. The words are exactly the same in the original as the closing words of verse 10 above. Both should be alike in the English.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain But Pekah the son of Remaliah. Remaliah was probably…
But Pekah the son of Remaliah. Remaliah was probably a man of some importance, since Pekah seems to have been almost better known by his patronymic, Ben-Remaliah, "son of Remaliah," than by his own proper name. (see Isa_7:4, Isa_7:5, 9 8:6) A captain of his of a thousand," according to Josephus (l.s.c.)conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king"s house; literally, in the tower (or keep) of the king"s house, the loftiest part (wOmra is from to be high) certainly not the harem (Ewald), if Pekahiah was feasting there with his friends (dolofonhqeiw metalwn ajpeqane), as Josephus says. With Argob and Arieh. These seem to be the "friends" of Josephus, who were with the king and shared his fate, not fellow-conspirators with Pekah. The names are uncommon ones. And with himi.e. Pekahfifty men of the Gileadites ; fifty men of "the Four Hundred," according to the LXX "The Four Hundred" were probably the royal body-guard, which at this time may have consisted of Gileadites. And he killed him, and reigned in his room. It does not appear that Pekah had any grievance. His crime seems to have been simply prompted by ambition.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Pekah ... Remaliah
Pekah ... Remaliah
These are men's names. (See: How to Translate Names)
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conspired against him
"secretly planned to kill Pekahiah"
fifty men
"50 men" (See: Numbers)
Argob ... Arieh
These are men's names. (See: How to Translate Names)
the citadel of the king's palace
"the fortified part of the king's palace" or "the safe place in the king's palace"
became king in his place
The phrase "in his place" is a metaphor meaning "instead of him." AT: "became king instead of Pekahiah" (See: Metaphor)
they are written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel
This can be stated in active form. AT: "you can read about them in the book of the events of the kings of Israel" (See: Active or Passive)
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Samaria
king
palace
Gilead
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