remaliah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
remaliah in Easton's Bible Dictionary
adorned by the Lord, the father of Pekah, who conspired successfully against Pekahiah (2 Kings 15:25, 27, 30, 32, 37; Isa. 7:1, 4, 5, 9; 8:6).
remaliah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(protected by Jehovah). The father of Pekah, captain of Pekahiah; king of Israel, who slew his master and usurped his throne. #2Ki 15:25-37; 16:1,5; 2Ch 28:6; Isa 7:1-9; 8:6| (B.C. 756.)
remaliah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
REMALI'AH (whom Jehovah adores), father of Pekab. 2 Kgs 15:25, 2 Kgs 15:27, 2 Kgs 15:30, 2 Kgs 15:32, 2 Kgs 15:37; 2 Kgs 16:1, 2 Kgs 16:5; 2 Chr 28:6; Isa 7:1, Isa 7:4-5, Isa 7:9; Isa 8:6.
remaliah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Father of the usurper Pekah (2 Kings 15:25-37). Isaiah (Isaiah 7:4-9) designates the usurper as "the son of Remaliah," to mark that, belonging to a family alien from David's, to whom alone God promised the kingdom, he cannot succeed against the heir of David.