24 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin.

25 Then Pekah the son of Remaliah, an officer of his, conspired against him and¹ killed him in Samaria, in the ^acitadel 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.  ‡

27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah king of Judah, ^aPekah the son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.  ‡

28 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin.