15:27 In the fifty-second year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria 3 for twenty years.
1 tn Heb “and he came to them.”
2 tc The MT has simply “peace,” omitting the prefixed interrogative particle. It is likely that the particle has been accidentally omitted; several ancient witnesses include it or assume its presence.
3 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.