Old Testament · Major figure
Remaliah
The father of Pekah, the usurper king of Israel who conspired against Pekahiah.
Remaliah is primarily identified in Scripture as the father of Pekah, who assassinated King Pekahiah to seize the throne of Israel. His name serves as a patronymic to distinguish his son during the turbulent period of the Syro-Ephraimite War. The biblical text provides no further biographical details regarding his life or status.
In the text
- Verses
- 13
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- 2 Kings 15:25
- Last appears
- Isaiah 8:6
Where Remaliah appears
13 verses · 5 chaptersIn the same books
- Sennacherib14 versesThe Neo-Assyrian king who besieged Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah.
- Amoz13 versesAmoz is identified in Scripture solely as the father of the prophet Isaiah.
- Pekah11 versesThe son of Remaliah who assassinated Pekahiah to become the eighteenth king of Israel.
- Joah9 versesA royal official under King Hezekiah who served as a recorder during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem.
- Asaph27 versesA prominent Levite musician and seer appointed by David to lead worship in the tabernacle.
- Nebat24 versesAn Ephraimite of Zeredah and the father of Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
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