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Pekachyah פקחיה
Son of Menachem, king two years, murdered in his own citadel in Shomron by his adjutant Pekach ben Remalyahu with fifty men of Gilead — the second-to-last coup of the northern kingdom.
Who
- Hebrew
- פקחיה
- Also known as
- Pekahiah
- Era
- bible
- Parents
- Menachem
When
- Traditional
- c. 3146–3176 AM (reigned 3174–3176, two years)
- Civil (computed)
- 3146–3176 AM · 615–585 BCE (trad.)
- Academic
- reigned c. 738–736 BCE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈30 years
- Precision
- approximate
How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the fiftieth year of Azaryah king of Yehudah, Pekachyah ben Menachem became king over Israel in Shomron — two years.
Directly stated in the cited source.
|
biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| Pekach ben Remalyahu, his adjutant (shalish), conspired against him and struck him in Shomron in the citadel of the king's house, with fifty men of the Gileadites; he killed him and reigned in his place. | biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| The placement (reigned 3174–3176 AM) is a schematic Mesorah Atlas reconstruction: the northern kings' regnal years stated in Kings are chained forward from the division of the kingdom in 2964 AM, with sub-year reigns counted as zero; the chain closes exactly at the fall of Shomron in 3205 AM (Chizkiyahu's sixth year, Melachim II 18:10). The cited source states the reign's length, not absolute dates.
The cited sources establish relative chronology or regnal duration; they do not state the absolute AM range.
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tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |