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He attacked and assassinated him, and then succeeded him as king in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah and assassinated him. He began to rule over Israel in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. <a href="/esv/2_kings/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah and struck him down and put him to death and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Hoshea the son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck and killed him; so he reigned in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And Hoshea the son of Elah formed a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him and put him to death, and he became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him and put him to death and became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him and put him to death and became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah and struck him and put him to death and became king in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. <a href="/amp/2_kings/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Hoshea the son of Elah conspired against Pekah the son of Remaliah [of Israel]; he struck and killed him, and became king in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah [king of Judah]. <a href="/csb/2_kings/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Hoshea son of Elah organized a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him, killed him, and became king in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Hoshea son of Elah organized a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him, killed him, and became king in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. <a href="/asv/2_kings/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And 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. <a href="/cev/2_kings/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In the twentieth year of Jotham's rule in Judah, Hoshea son of Elah plotted against Pekah and murdered him. Hoshea then became king of Israel. <a href="/erv/2_kings/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And 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. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Hoshea, son of Elah, plotted against Pekah, son of Remaliah. Hoshea attacked him and killed him. Hoshea began to rule as king in his place in the twentieth year that Jotham, son of Azariah, was king of Judah. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> In the twentieth year of the reign of Jotham son of Uzziah as king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah plotted against King Pekah, assassinated him, and succeeded him as king. <a href="/isv/2_kings/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> So during the twentieth year of the reign of Uzziah's son Jotham, Elah's son Hoshea conspired against Remaliah's son Pekah, attacked him, executed him, and became king in his place. <a href="/msb/2_kings/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place. <a href="/net/2_kings/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah. He assassinated him and took his place as king, in the twentieth year of the reign of Jotham son of Uzziah. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him, and killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And 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. <a href="/web/2_kings/15.htm">World English Bible</a> Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, attacked him, killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Hoshea son of Elah makes a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah, and strikes him, and puts him to death, and reigns in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And make a conspiracy doth Hoshea son of Elah against Pekah son of Remaliah, and smiteth him, and putteth him to death, and reigneth in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah. <a href="/slt/2_kings/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Hoshea son of Elah will conspire a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah, and he will smite him and kill him, and reign in his stead, in the twentieth year to Jotham son of Uzziah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now Osee son of Ela conspired, and formed a plot against Phacee, the son of Romelia, and struck him, and slew him: and reigned in his stead in the twentieth year of Joatham the son of Ozias. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Hoshea, the son of Elah, conspired and carried out treachery against Pekah, the son of Remaliah. And he struck him, and killed him. And he reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham, the son of Uzziah. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/15.htm">New American Bible</a> Hoshea, son of Elah, carried out a conspiracy against Pekah, son of Remaliah; he struck and killed him, and succeeded him as king in the twentieth year of Jotham, son of Uzziah. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Hoshea son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah, attacked him, and killed him; he reigned in place of him, in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Romaliah, and smote him and slew him and reigned in his stead in the second year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Hosha, son of Elah, made a rebellion against Piqakh son of Rumalia, and struck and killed him, and he became king after him in year two of Yotham, son of Uzzia.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And 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. <a href="/sep/2_kings/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Osee son of Ela formed a conspiracy against Phakee the son of Romelias, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Joatham the son of Azarias. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/15-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=5335" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Pekah Reigns in Israel</a> …29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria. 30<a href="/hebrew/1954.htm" title="1954: hō·wō·šê·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Salvation, the name of several Isr. From yasha'; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites.">Then Hoshea</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/425.htm" title="425: ’ê·lāh (N-proper-ms) -- The same as 'elah; Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine.">of Elah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7194.htm" title="7194: way·yiq·šār- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To bind, league together, conspire. A primitive root: to tie, physically or mentally.">led</a> <a href="/hebrew/7195.htm" title="7195: qe·šer (N-ms) -- Conspiracy. From qashar; an alliance.">a conspiracy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/6492.htm" title="6492: pe·qaḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Opening, a king of Isr. From paqach; watch; Pekach, an Israelite king.">Pekah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/7425.htm" title="7425: rə·mal·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Father of King Pekah of Isr. From an unused root and Yahh; Jah has bedecked; Remaljah, an Israelite.">of Remaliah.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">In the twentieth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3147.htm" title="3147: lə·yō·w·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is perfect, three Isr. From Yhovah and tam; Jehovah perfect; Jotham, the name of three Israelites.">of Jotham</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/5818.htm" title="5818: ‘u·zî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Uzziyahuw; from oz and Yahh; strength of Jah; Uzzijah, the name of five Israelites.">of Uzziah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">Hoshea attacked Pekah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: way·mî·ṯê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">killed him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: way·yim·lōḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">and reigned</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·tāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">in his place.</a> 31As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">2 Kings 17:1-4</a> 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. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him. / Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. ... <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">2 Kings 15:25</a> Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place. <a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">2 Kings 15:10</a> Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place. <a href="/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19-20</a> And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there. / They carried him back on horses and buried him in Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David. <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">2 Kings 9:24-27</a> Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot. / And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him: / ‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.” ... <a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12-15</a> “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.” / “But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.” / So Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he replied, “He told me that you would surely recover.” ... <a href="/2_kings/10-9.htm">2 Kings 10:9-11</a> The next morning, Jehu went out and stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these? / Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.” / So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor. <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">2 Kings 12:20-21</a> And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. / His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place. <a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">2 Kings 21:23-24</a> Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace. / But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king in his place. <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">2 Kings 23:29-30</a> During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo. / From Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father. <a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Hosea 1:4</a> Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. <a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Amos 7:9</a> The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.” <a href="/isaiah/7-16.htm">Isaiah 7:16</a> For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste. <a href="/1_kings/15-28.htm">1 Kings 15:28-30</a> In the third year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Baasha killed Nadab and reigned in his place. / As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite, / because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger. <a href="/1_kings/16-9.htm">1 Kings 16:9-10</a> However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. / So in the twenty-seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Zimri went in, struck Elah down, and killed him. And Zimri reigned in his place.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And 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.A.<a href="/2_kings/15-10.htm">2 Kings 15:10,25</a> And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead… and smote<a href="/hosea/10-3.htm">Hosea 10:3,7,15</a> For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us? … <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">2 Kings 15:32,33</a> In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign… <a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">2 Kings 16:1</a> In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.<a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">2 Kings 17:1</a> In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Assassinated</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-14.htm">Attacked</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-15.htm">Conspiracy</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Conspired</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-14.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-15.htm">Design</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-14.htm">Elah</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-44.htm">Hoshea</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-7.htm">Jotham</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">Pekah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Remaliah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-15.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Stead</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-25.htm">Succeeded</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-1.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm">Uzziah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">Assassinated</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">Attacked</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm">Conspiracy</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">Conspired</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm">Design</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">Elah</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">Hoshea</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Jotham</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-31.htm">Pekah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Remaliah</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-38.htm">Stead</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-38.htm">Succeeded</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Uzziah</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 15</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/15-1.htm">Azariah's good reign</a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">He dying a leper, is succeeded by Jotham</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Zachariah the last of Jehu's generation, reigning ill, is slain by Shallum</a> 13. <a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm">Shallum, reigning a month, is slain by Nenahem</a> 16. <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Menahem strengthens himself by Pul</a> 21. <a href="/2_kings/15-21.htm">Pekahiah succeeds him</a> 23. <a href="/2_kings/15-23.htm">Pekahiah is slain by Pekah</a> 27. <a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and slain by Hoshea</a> 32. <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Jotham's good reign</a> 36. <a href="/2_kings/15-36.htm">Ahaz succeeds him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Hoshea's conspiracy against Pekah reflects the turbulent political climate of the Northern Kingdom of Israel during this period. The kingdom was marked by instability and frequent changes in leadership, often through violent means. Pekah, who had seized the throne by assassinating King Pekahiah, faced opposition from within his own ranks. Hoshea's actions are indicative of the internal strife and the lack of a stable succession process in Israel. This period was characterized by alliances and conflicts with surrounding nations, including Assyria, which played a significant role in the region's politics. The conspiracy also highlights the fulfillment of divine judgment against the house of Israel for their continued idolatry and disobedience to God's commandments.In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Jotham was the king of Judah, the Southern Kingdom, and his reign is noted for his efforts to maintain the worship of Yahweh and his relative stability compared to the Northern Kingdom. The mention of Jotham's reign provides a chronological anchor, situating the events within the broader historical context of the divided monarchy. Jotham's reign is described in <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">2 Kings 15:32-38</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/27.htm">2 Chronicles 27</a>, where he is portrayed as a king who did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, although he did not remove the high places. This contrast between the relative faithfulness of Judah and the apostasy of Israel underscores the spiritual decline of the Northern Kingdom.Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place. Hoshea's assassination of Pekah and subsequent reign marks another violent transition of power in Israel. This act of regicide was not uncommon in the history of the Northern Kingdom, where several kings came to power through similar means. Hoshea's reign, however, would be the last for the Northern Kingdom, as he would eventually become a vassal to the Assyrian Empire before the kingdom's ultimate fall and exile. The political instability and moral decline of Israel during this time are seen as consequences of their departure from the covenant with God. The prophetic voices of Amos and Hosea, who ministered during this period, warned of impending judgment and called for repentance, but their messages went largely unheeded. Hoshea's reign is detailed further in <a href="/2_kings/17.htm">2 Kings 17</a>, where his failure to heed the warnings of the prophets and his reliance on foreign alliances ultimately led to the Assyrian conquest and the end of the Northern Kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hoshea_son_of_elah.htm">Hoshea son of Elah</a> The conspirator who assassinated Pekah and became king of Israel. His actions marked a significant political shift in the Northern Kingdom. 2. <a href="/topical/p/pekah_son_of_remaliah.htm">Pekah son of Remaliah</a> The king of Israel who was assassinated by Hoshea. His reign was marked by idolatry and conflict with Judah. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jotham_son_of_uzziah.htm">Jotham son of Uzziah</a> The king of Judah during the time of Hoshea's conspiracy. His reign is noted for his efforts to follow God, contrasting with the idolatry in Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (Northern Kingdom)</a> The setting of the political upheaval where Hoshea's conspiracy took place, highlighting the instability and moral decline of the kingdom. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah (Southern Kingdom)</a> Ruled by Jotham, it serves as a backdrop of relative stability and faithfulness compared to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_political_intrigue.htm">The Consequences of Political Intrigue</a> The assassination of Pekah by Hoshea illustrates the destructive nature of political conspiracies and the instability they bring. Believers are reminded to seek peace and integrity in leadership. <a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_leadership_changes.htm">The Sovereignty of God in Leadership Changes</a> Despite human actions, God remains sovereign over the rise and fall of leaders. This encourages trust in God's ultimate plan, even amidst political turmoil. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithful_leadership.htm">The Importance of Faithful Leadership</a> The contrast between the kings of Israel and Judah highlights the importance of leaders who seek to follow God's ways. Believers are called to pray for and support leaders who uphold godly principles. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_idolatry_and_disobedience.htm">The Impact of Idolatry and Disobedience</a> The events leading to Hoshea's conspiracy are rooted in Israel's persistent idolatry. This serves as a warning against turning away from God and the consequences that follow.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 30. - And 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. By a mutilated notice in the records of Tiglath-pileser, it appears that the revolution here related was the result of another invasion of the Israelite territory by that monarch. "The land of Beth-Croft," he says, "... the tribe... the goods of its people and their furniture I sent to Assyria. Pekah their king [I caused to be put to death?] and Hoshea I appointed to the kingdom ever them; their tribute I received, and [their treasures?] to Assyria I sent" ('Eponym Canon,' pp. 123, 124, lines 15-19). It is probably this invasion of which the writer of Chronicles speaks (<a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm">1 Chronicles 5:26</a>) as resulting in the deportation of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. In the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. This date stands in contradiction with ver. 33, where Jotham's entire reign is reckoned at sixteen years, and apparently must be a corrupt reading. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/15-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Hoshea הוֹשֵׁ֣עַ (hō·wō·šê·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1954.htm">Strong's 1954: </a> Hoshea -- 'salvation', the name of several Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Elah אֵלָ֗ה (’ê·lāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_425.htm">Strong's 425: </a> Elah -- 'terebinth', an Israelite name, also an Edomite name led וַיִּקְשָׁר־ (way·yiq·šār-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7194.htm">Strong's 7194: </a> To tie, gird, confine, compact, in love, league a conspiracy קֶ֜שֶׁר (qe·šer) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7195.htm">Strong's 7195: </a> An, alliance against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Pekah פֶּ֙קַח֙ (pe·qaḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6492.htm">Strong's 6492: </a> Pekah -- 'opening', a king of Israel son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Remaliah. רְמַלְיָ֔הוּ (rə·mal·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7425.htm">Strong's 7425: </a> Remaliah -- father of King Pekah of Israel In the twentieth עֶשְׂרִ֔ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> Twenty, twentieth year בִּשְׁנַ֣ת (biš·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year [of the reign] of Jotham לְיוֹתָ֖ם (lə·yō·w·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3147.htm">Strong's 3147: </a> Jotham -- 'the LORD is perfect', three Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Uzziah, עֻזִיָּֽה׃ (‘u·zî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5818.htm">Strong's 5818: </a> Uzziah -- 'my strength is Yah', the name of several Israelites [Hoshea] attacked [Pekah], וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ (way·yak·kê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike killed him, וַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּ (way·mî·ṯê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill and became king וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ (way·yim·lōḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel in his place. תַּחְתָּ֑יו (taḥ·tāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/15-30.htm">2 Kings 15:30 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-30.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 15:30 Hoshea the son of Elah made (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 15:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/15-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 15:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>