Pekahiah became king in the fiftieth year of the reign of Azariah, king of Judah. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 738 BC – 737 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 742 BC – 740 BC. Pekahiah continued the practices of Jeroboam, which are called the sins of Jeroboam. After a reign of two years, Pekahiah was assassinated in the cita...