Remalías
Divided Kingdom
Israel
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Remaliah was the father of Pekah, who became king of Israel and reigned for 20 years.
Remaliah was the father of Pekah, who assassinated Pekahiah and seized the throne of the northern kingdom of Israel around 740 BC (2 Kings 15:25–37; Isaiah 7:1–9). The prophet Isaiah referred disparagingly to Pekah as 'the son of Remaliah,' using the patronymic to diminish his standing when the Syro-Ephraimite coalition threatened Jerusalem during the reign of Ahaz.