11. Kings: 17. Menahem 18. Pekahiah 19. Pekah 20. Hoshea

Lesson 11

17. Menahem 18. Pekahiah 19. Pekah 20. Hoshea

Kings #17 - #20 of Israel

2 Kings 15:14--31, 17:1-23

17. Menahem 2 Kings 15:14-22

Menahem was the son of Gadi and he traveled to Samaria from Tirzah. He struck Shallum and killed him and became the next king of Israel. He was mean and brutal.

He became the king during the 39^th year of King Uzziah of Judah. He was the king of Israel for 10 years in Samaria. He was evil and did not worship God.

King Pul of Assyria went to Israel to take the land. But, Menahem collected 50 shekels of silver from every wealthy man and gave King Pul 1,000 talents of silver. King Pul left and didn’t stay in the land.

When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the king.

18. Pekahiah 2 Kings 15:22-26

Pekahiah became the king of Israel during the 50^th year of King Azariah of Judah. He was Menahem’s son. He lived in Samaria and was the king of Israel for 2 years. He was evil and did not follow God’s laws.
 

Pekah was an officer and conspired against Pekahiah. Pekah killed him in the citadel (fortress) of the king’s house in Samaria. Pekah took his place as the king of Israel.

19. Pekah 2 Kings 15:25-31

Pekah attacked and killed Pekahiah in Samaria and became the next king. He became the king of Israel during the 52^nd year of King Azariah of Judah’s reign. Pekah was the son of Remaliah. He was the king for 20 years.

He was evil and did not follow God’s laws.

During his reign, King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria attacked the land of Israel and took a lot of captives back to Assyria. So Hoshea led a conspiracy against Pekah. He struck and killed him and became the next king.

 20. Hoshea 2 Kings 15:30-31, 17:1-23

Hoshea was the son of Elah and he led a conspiracy against Pekah. He struck and killed him and became the next king of Israel. He became the king during the 12^th year of King Ahaz of Judah’s reign. He was a king for 9 years. He was also evil and didn’t obey God’s laws.  

Hoshea was working another conspiracy with Assyria and Egypt. Israel kings had been paying tribute money to the Assyrian kings each year. (See 2 Kings 17:4 & 2 Kings 15:19) He was trying to work something out with King So of Egypt. He didn’t bring the yearly tribute (taxes, pay off) to the Assyrian king. King Shalmaneser found out about King So of Egypt and took Hoshea prisoner.

The king of Assyria went to Samaria and took control of it for 3 years. During Hoshea’s 9^th year of reign, the king of Assyria took the people from Samaria and put them in places in Assyria.

God was angry and tired of the people of Israel not worshipping Him. They have been following the same sins as the first king of Israel Jeroboam. The king of Assyria brought people and they occupied Samaria. The people of Israel were removed.

We are not told what happened to Hoshea. He was the last king of Israel.
 

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