In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
The best days of the kingdom of Israel were while the government was in Jehu's family. In his reign, and the next three reigns, though there were many abominable corruptions and miserable grievances in Israel, yet the crown went in succession, the kings died in their beds, and some care was taken of public affairs; but, now that those days are at an end, the...
Commenting on 2 Kings 15:8-31
And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father,.... Died, and was buried with the kings of Judah in their sepulchres: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead; an account of whose reign we have in the next chapter. Next: 2 Kings Chapter 16
2Ki 15:27-29 Reign of Pekah. - Pekah the son of Remaliah reigned twenty years. During his reign the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser came, and after conquering the fortified cities round Lake Merom took possession of Gilead and Galilee, namely the whole land of Naphtali, and led the inhabitants captive to Assyria.
Commenting on 2 Kings 15:27-29