Hoshea
son of Elah who killed King Pekah and became King of Israel in his place (2KI 15:30)
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Names
- Hoshea — הוֹשֵׁעַ hoshea “salvation” (H1954) · Ωσηε Ōsēe (G5617) — 2 Kings 15:30
Titles
- King of Israel — מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל melek yisərael “king of Israel” (H3478) · βασιλεῖ Ισραηλ basileî Israēl “king [of] Israel” (G2474) — 2 Kings 18:1
Associations
- killer of Pekah
Dated events
- Hoshea's reign as king over Israel begins* — 3,231 AH · 739 BC (Ussher) — 2 Kings 17:1
- Hoshea's reign as king over Israel ends* — 3,239 AH · 721 BC (Ussher) — 2 Kings 17:1
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Recorded at
- Samaria 1 — Hoshea's reign as king over Israel begins* (2 Kings 17:1)