Remaliah
רְמַלְיָהוּ/rem-ah-LY-ah/
“Adorned by Jehovah”
Summary
Remaliah was the father of Pekah, the king of Israel who conspired with Syria against Judah, prompting Isaiah's prophecy about Immanuel.
☩Father of Pekah
Remaliah is mentioned in Scripture solely as the father of Pekah, who assassinated Pekahiah and seized the throne of Israel. The repeated designation 'Pekah the son of Remaliah' may carry dismissive connotations, since Remaliah was apparently a commoner whose son became king through violence rather than legitimate succession. Isaiah uses this phrase repeatedly when referring to the Syro-Ephraimite threat.
Key verses:2 Kings 15:25Isaiah 7:1-9Isaiah 8:6
Related Verses13 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Remaliah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Remaliah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Remaliah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).