Jotham takes the place of his father, Azariah/Uzziah, as king of Judah. He follows in the ways of the Lord but not completely, still. We get a quick overview of Jotham’s reign in Judah. The most important thing we learn about him is that “he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord” […]
Pekah dethrones Pekahiah and rules Israel for twenty years. Israel shrank dramatically under his rule because of war with Assyria. Pekah and fifty men from Gilead take the throne from Pekahiah after two years of service. We never found out why or what happened but now another commander is king. One would think that a […]
Pekahiah, the son of Menaham takes the throne. I wouldn’t have expected such a vicious king to remain alive to pass on his ways. The people didn’t rebel against Menaham. They let his reign continue until his death and allowed his son to take his place. I don’t know if they had any choice in […]
Menaham begins his reign with the assassination of Shallum. So far, he is the bloodiest king when it comes to the common people. I know God classified Ahab as the most wicked of all kings but I thing Menaham MUST have ranked second. We don’t see him worshiping Baal or the Asherath but his beginnings […]
Shallum is the man responsible for ending Zechariah’s reign. He lasted even less time than his predecessor; one month. We don’t get to find out what kind of king Shallum would have been. We aren’t even told if he “did evil in the sight of the Lord.” I’m going to say he probably did, or […]
