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In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah
"In year 17 of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah"
Pekah ... Remaliah
These are men's names. Pekah was the king of Israel. See 2 Kings 15:25.
Ahaz
He was a wicked king. Israel and Aram united to fight against him, so he paid the Assyrian king to attack Aram. Assyria defeated the people of Aram and took them into captivity. The people were to trust in Yahweh and not rely on military alliances with other Gentile nations. This showed a lack of trust in the power of Yahweh.