2 Kings 15 · Verse 25

2 Kings 15:25

But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.
2 Kings 15:25, King James Version

2 Kings 15:25 in other translations

BSBThen his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
WEBPekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him and attacked him in Samaria, in the fortress of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites. He killed him, and reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the castle of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites: and he slew him, and reigned in his stead.
YLTAnd Pekah son of Remaliah, his captain, doth conspire against him, and smiteth him in Samaria, in the high place of the house of the king with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the sons of the Gileadites, and he putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead.
DARBYAnd Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the fortress of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites; and he slew him, and reigned in his stead.
BBEAnd Pekah, the son of Remaliah, his captain, made a secret design against him, attacking him in the king's great house in Samaria; and with him were fifty men of Gilead; and he put him to death and became king in his place.
WebsterBut Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

What does 2 Kings 15:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. with Argob and Arieh, &c.--Many commentators view these as the captain's accomplices. But it is more probable that they were influential friends of the king, who were murdered along with him. 2Ki 15:27-31. Pekah's Reign.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh - Who Argob and Arieh were we know not; some make them men, some make them statues. Pekah had fifty Gileadites in the conspiracy with him.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 15:8-31

This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel. The imperfections of true believers are very different from the allowed wickedness of ungodly men. Such is human nature, such are our hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept…

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2 Kings 15:25 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקְשֹׁ֣רvai.yik.Shorand he conspiredH7194
עָלָיו֩'a.Lavon himH5921
פֶּ֨קַחPe.kachPekahH6492
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
רְמַלְיָ֜הוּre.mal.Ya.huRemaliahH7425
שָׁלִישׁ֗וֹsha.li.Shoofficer hisH7991
וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּvai.ya.Ke.huand he struck down himH5221
בְשֹׁמְר֜וֹןve.sho.me.Ronin SamariaH8111
בְּאַרְמ֤וֹןbe.'ar.Monin [the] fortress ofH759
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
אֶת\־'et-withH854
אַרְגֹּ֣ב'ar.GoArgobH709
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand withH854
הָאַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.Yeh<the> AriehH745
וְעִמּ֛וֹve.'i.Moand [were] with himH5973
חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimfiftyH2572
אִ֖ישׁ'ishmanH376
מִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.Neifrom [the] sons ofH1121
גִלְעָדִ֑יםgil.'a.Dim[the] GileaditesH1569
וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּvay.mi.Te.huand he killed himH4191
וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃tach.Tavin place of himH8478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 15:25

  • 2 Chronicles 28:6

    For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.

  • 2 Kings 15:27

    In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.

  • 2 Kings 9:14

    So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth–gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.

  • 2 Kings 15:10

    And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 9:5

    And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.

  • 1 Kings 16:9

    And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3245. B.C. 759. Pekah.
27; 2Ch 28:6
a captain.
9:5; 1Ki 16:9
conspired.
10; 9:14
with Argob.From the contstruction of the Hebrew text, it would appear that Argob and Arieh were slain with the king, and that the fifty Gileadites were conspirators with Pekah.

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Context

  • 2 Kings 15:24

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kings 15:25

    But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

  • 2 Kings 15:26

    And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

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2 Kings 15:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y conspiró contra él Peka hijo de Remalías, capitán suyo, é hiriólo en Samaria, en el palacio de la casa real, en compañía de Argob y de Ariph, y con cincuenta hombres de los hijos de los Galaaditas; y matólo, y reinó en su lugar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Pékakh, fils de Remalia, son capitaine, conspira contre lui, et le frappa à Samarie dans la forteresse de la maison du roi, ainsi qu’Argob et Arié; et il avait avec lui 50 hommes des fils des Galaadites: et il le mit à mort, et régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Pekach, der Sohn Remaljas, sein Anführer, machte eine Verschwörung wider ihn und erschlug ihn zu Samaria in der Burg des Königshauses, mit Argob und mit Arjeh; und mit ihm waren fünfzig Mann von den Söhnen der Gileaditer. Und er tötete ihn und ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Conjuravit autem adversus eum Phacee filius Romeliæ, dux ejus, et percussit eum in Samaria in turre domus regiæ, juxta Argob et juxta Arie, et cum eo quinquaginta viros de filiis Galaaditarum: et interfecit eum, regnavitque pro eo.