Hoshea
King of Israel · 731–721 BC
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His Reign
- Reigned
- nine years 2 Kings 17:1
- Began
- in Jotham’s 20th year 2 Kings 15:30
- Began
- in Ahaz’s 12th year 2 Kings 17:1
- Before Him
- Pekah
In the Sight of the LORD
“he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him” 2 Kings 17:2
Ussher’s Years
- Took the Throne 739–731 BC
- “Hosea, the son of Ela, having murdered Peka”
- Began to Reign 731–721 BC
- “Hosea having composed all differences at home, began now quietly to reign”
He slew Pekah in Jotham's twentieth year (2 Kings 15:30), but Israel was in confusion nine years before he reigned in peace, in the twelfth year of Ahaz (2 Kings 17:1).
Dated by Archbishop James Ussher’s Annals of the World (1658), quoted as printed.
