So Menahem slept with his ancestors, and his son Pekahiah succeeded him — Menahem achieves the rare accomplishment of a peaceful death and dynastic succession, yet his son Pekahiah will rule only two years before assassination. The succession formula "slept with his ancestors" offers no commendation, merely noting the routine transition. Yet Menahem's decade of stability, purchased through tribute and brutality, proves unsustainable.

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