The reign of Hoshea

• Hoshea (son of Elah who killed King Pekah and became…)

• Start — 2 Kings 17:1. The year Hoshea's reign began is the year Ahaz's reign began (3212) + 20 years - 1 year for the Israel-Judah calendar offset = 3231
• End — 2 Kings 17:1. The year Hoshea's reign ended is the year his reign began (3231) + the length of his reign (10) - 1 year for the all-calendar-years overcount = 3239

START:*HYPOTHESIS: Israel began their calendar year in the spring (Nisan) and Judah began their calendar year in the fall (Tishrei). See dataset notes for more information. Thiele considers the "twelfth year of Ahaz" in 2KI 17:1 to be a late addition to the text and a miscalculation on the part of the editor(s) of that chapter since it is impossible to reconcile with other synchronisms of related kings. [Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p79] END:*HYPOTHESIS: Israel's "all calendar years" approach means that Scipture records one year more than the "total duration" used in this dataset. See dataset notes for more information. [Shulman date p83] [Ussher date p80]

Years are anno hominis — counted from Creation as year 1 — which is the frame the source computes in. The arithmetic behind each boundary is given above rather than assumed.