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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70632" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70632" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Pekah]] (''pç'kah'' ), ''open-eyed.'' 2 Kings 15:25. The son of Remaliah, a captain in Pekahiah's army who conspired against his master, slew him, and reigned over Samaria in his stead for 20 years (758-738 b.c.). His conduct was evil; he maintained the sinful worship set up by [[Jeroboam]] [[I.]] He was slain by conspirators headed by Hoshea, who afterwards obtained the crown. 2 Kings 15:25-38; 2 Kings 16:1-9; 2 Chronicles 28:6; Isaiah 7:1-16; Isaiah 8:6. </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33159" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33159" /> == | ||
