2 Kings 15:30

15:30 Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah. He assassinated him ¹  and took his place as king, in the twentieth year of the reign of Jotham son of Uzziah.

2 Kings 17:1

Hoshea’s Reign over Israel

17:1 In the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s reign over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria ²  for nine years.

2 Kings 17:31

17:31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, ³  and the Sepharvites burned their sons in the fire as an offering to Adrammelech and Anammelech, ⁴  the gods of Sepharvaim.

2 Kings 18:1

Hezekiah Becomes King of Judah

18:1 In the third year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Ahaz’s son Hezekiah became king over Judah.

2 Kings 1:13

1:13 The king ⁵  sent a third captain and his fifty soldiers. This third captain went up and fell ⁶  on his knees before Elijah. He begged for mercy, “Prophet, please have respect for my life and for the lives of these fifty servants of yours.

2 Kings 6:20

6:20 When they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open their eyes, so they can see.” The Lord opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria. ⁷ 

2 Kings 10:9

10:9 In the morning he went out and stood there. Then he said to all the people, “You are innocent. I conspired against my master and killed him. But who struck down all of these men?

2 Kings 18:9

18:9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah’s reign (it was the seventh year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea, son of Elah), King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched ⁸  up against Samaria ⁹  and besieged it.

[15:30]  ¹ tn Heb “and struck him down and killed him.”

[17:1]  ² map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[17:31]  ³ sn Nibhaz and Tartak were two Elamite deities. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212.

[17:31]  ⁴ sn Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of the Sepharvaim are unknown in extra-biblical literature. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212.

[1:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “went up and approached and kneeled.”

[6:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “and they saw, and look, [they were] in the middle of Samaria.”

[18:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “went” (also in v. 13).

[18:9]  ⁷ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.