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Hoshea
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Hoshea (; ''A'úsiʾ [a-ú-si-ʾ'']; ) was the nineteenth and last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel (or a puppet king) and son of Elah (not the Israelite king Elah). William F. Albright dated his reign to , while Edwin R. Thiele offered the dates 732–723 BCE.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Hoshea
- Royalty.title
- King Of Israel
- Royalty.image
- Hoshea King.png
- Royalty.caption
- Hoshea from "Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
- Royalty.succession
- King of Israel (Northern Kingdom)
- Royalty.reign
- – BCE
- Royalty.predecessor
- Pekah
- Royalty.successor
- Monarchy abolished
- Royalty.birth_date
- BCE
- Royalty.death_date
- after 722 BCE
- Royalty.father
- Elah
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Israel
- Occupation
- monarch
- Image
- Hosea rex.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hosea
- date of birth
- 0759-00-00
- date of death
- 0723-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Reign
- Accession
- End of reign
- Seal of Hoshea's servant
- See also
- References
Hoshea (; ''A'úsiʾ [a-ú-si-ʾ'']; ) was the nineteenth and last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel (or a puppet king) and son of Elah (not the Israelite king Elah). William F. Albright dated his reign to , while Edwin R. Thiele offered the dates 732–723 BCE.
Hoshea, a trusted advisor and companion to King Pekah of Israel, seized power during a time of great turmoil. As the Assyrian Empire invaded Israel's eastern territories, Pekah's grip on the throne began to slip. Sensing an opportunity, Hoshea conspired against his master. In the 20th year of Pekah's reign, Hoshea struck, assassinating the king during a battle against the Assyrians and the children of the east. The Assyrian king, Tiglath-Pileser III, took advantage of Israel's weakened state and installed Hoshea as the new king. However, Hoshea's reign was short-lived, and he soon found himself at the mercy of the Assyrians.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hoshea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.