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2 Kings 17:1

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

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KJV King James Version

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.

WEB World English Bible

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years.

ASV American Standard Version

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, and reigned nine years.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah reigned hath Hoshea son of Elah in Samaria, over Israel—nine years,

Surrounding context — 2 Kings 17

1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

2 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

בִּשְׁנַת֙H8141 · sha.nehyear שְׁתֵּ֣יםH8147 · she.na.yimtwo עֶשְׂרֵ֔הH6240 · a.sarten לְאָחָ֖זH271 · a.chazAhaz מֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhking יְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudah מָ֠לַךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reign הוֹשֵׁ֨עַH1954 · ho.she.aHoshea בֶּן־H1121 · benson: child אֵלָ֧הH425 · e.lahElah בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹןH8111 · sho.me.ronSamaria עַל־H5921 · alupon יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael תֵּ֥שַׁעH8672 · te.sahnine שָׁנִֽים׃H8141 · sha.nehyear

Cross-references

2 Kings 15:30And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

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