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2 Kings 15:26-28
New Catholic Bible
2 Kings 15:26-28
New Catholic Bible
26 The other deeds of Pekahiah and what he did are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
27 Pekah of Israel. Pekah, the son of Remaliah, began to reign over Israel in Samaria during the fifty-second year of the reign of Azariah, the king of Judah. He reigned for twenty years.[a]
28 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
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- 2 Kings 15:27 The twenty-year reign ascribed to Pekah is not in line with dates assigned to his assassination by Hoshea and Hoshea’s ascension to the throne and the dates of future rulers.
