2 Kings 15:22

22 Menahem rested with his ancestors. And Pekahiah his son succeeded him as king.

2 Kings 15:22 in Other Translations

22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.

22 And Menahem slept with his fathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his place.

22 When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king.

22 Menahem died and joined his ancestors. His son Pekahiah became the next king.

22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.

22 Menahem lay down in death with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him as king.

22 Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place.

22 Menahem joined the members of his family who had already died. His son Pekahiah became the next king after him.

2 Kings 15:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 15:22

And Menahem slept with his fathers
Died a natural death, and in peace, though an usurper and a tyrant:

and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead;
the kingdom he had usurped continued in his family.

2 Kings 15:22 In-Context

20 Menahem exacted this money from Israel. Every wealthy person had to contribute fifty shekels of silver to be given to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and stayed in the land no longer.

21 As for the other events of Menahem’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

22 Menahem rested with his ancestors. And Pekahiah his son succeeded him as king.

23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years.

24 Pekahiah did evil in the eyes of the LORD. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.