And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
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Interpretation
This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel.
Glossary
- Menahem Person
- Conforting, the son of Gadi, and successor of Shallum, king of Israel, whom he slew. After a reign of about ten years (B. C. 771-760) he died, leaving the throne to his son Pekahiah.