2 Kings 15:22

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

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 each of the wealthy men of Israel—fifty shekels of silver from each man—to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.

21 As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

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

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

24 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.