II Kings 15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned two years. 24 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. 25 And Pekah the son of Remaliah, his captain, conspired against him with fifty men of the people of Gilead, and struck him down in Samaria, in the citadel of the king's house with Argob and Arieh; he put him to death and reigned in his place. 26 Now the rest of the deeds of Pekahiah and all that he did, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
As we read through the accounts of the Kings of the northern kingdom of Israel, we begin to expect to read what we do hear. He didn't reign very long; he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin. He never learned his lesson; he never repented of his sin; he kept his people in spiritual darkness; he died some horrible death. That are the highlights (or lower darkness) and if you want to find out more, go look it up for yourself. May we leave behind better reports in our chronicles. May our lives have a much better story to tell.
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