Pekahiah

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

“Pekahiah” means whose eyes Jehovah opened

Pekahiah: son and successor of Menahem was the 17th king of the separate kingdom of Israel, B.C. 759-757. After a brief reign of scarcely two years a conspiracy was organized against him by Pekah, who murdered him and seized the throne.

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