2 Kings 15:25 
Context| NET © | His officer Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him. He and fifty Gileadites assassinated Pekahiah, as well as Argob and Arieh, in Samaria in the fortress of the royal palace. 1 Pekah then took his place as king. |
| NIV © | One of his chief officers, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him. Taking fifty men of Gilead with him, he assassinated Pekahiah, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the royal palace at Samaria. So Pekah killed Pekahiah and succeeded him as king. |
| NASB © | Then Pekah son of Remaliah, his officer, conspired against him and struck him in Samaria, in the castle of the king’s house with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites, and he killed him and became king in his place. |
| NLT © | Then Pekah son of Remaliah, the commander of Pekahiah’s army, conspired against him. With fifty men from Gilead, Pekah assassinated the king, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the palace at Samaria. Pekah then became the next king of Israel. |
| MSG © | And then his military aide Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him--killed him in cold blood while he was in his private quarters in the royal palace in Samaria. He also killed Argob and Arieh. Fifty Gadites were in on the conspiracy with him. After the murder he became the next king. |
| BBE © | And Pekah, the son of Remaliah, his captain, made a secret design against him, attacking him in the king’s great house in Samaria; and with him were fifty men of Gilead; and he put him to death and became king in his place. |
| NRSV © | Pekah son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him with fifty of the Gileadites, and attacked him in Samaria, in the citadel of the palace along with Argob and Arieh; he killed him, and reigned in place of him. |
| NKJV © | Then Pekah the son of Remaliah, an officer of his, conspired against him and killed him in Samaria, in the citadel of the king’s house, along with Argob and Arieh; and with him were fifty men of Gilead. He killed him and reigned in his place. |
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| NASB © | Then Pekah <06492> son <01121> of Remaliah <07425> , his officer <07991> , conspired <07194> against <05921> him and struck <05221> him in Samaria <08111> , in the castle <0759> of the king's <04428> house <01004> with Argob <0709> and Arieh <0745> ; and with him were fifty <02572> men <0376> of the Gileadites <01121> him and became <04427> king <04427> in his place .<08478> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | His officer <07991> Pekah <06492> son <01121> of Remaliah <07425> conspired <07194> against <05921> him. He and fifty <02572> Gileadites <01569> assassinated <04191> <05221> Pekahiah <05973> , as well as Argob <0709> and Arieh <0745> , in Samaria <08111> in the fortress <0759> of the royal <04428> palace <01004> . Pekah then took his place <08478> as king .<04427> |
| NET © | His officer Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him. He and fifty Gileadites assassinated Pekahiah, as well as Argob and Arieh, in Samaria in the fortress of the royal palace. 1 Pekah then took his place as king. |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “and he struck him down in Samaria in the fortress of the house of the king, Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men from the sons of the Gileadites, and they killed him.” sn The precise identity of Argob and Arieh, as well as their relationship to the king, are uncertain. The usual assumption is that they were officials assassinated along with Pekahiah, or that they were two of the more prominent Gileadites involved in the revolt. For discussion see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 173. |
