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25 Then his officer, Pekah(A) son of Remaliah, conspired against him(B) and struck him down in Samaria at the citadel of the king’s palace(C) – with Argob and Arieh.[a] There were fifty Gileadite men with Pekah. He killed Pekahiah and became king in his place.

26 As for the rest of the events of Pekahiah’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Israel’s King Pekah

27 In the fifty-second year of Judah’s King Azariah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for twenty years.

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