And Hoshea the son of Elah conspired treason against Pekah the son of Remaliah and smote him and slew him and reigned in his stead, the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

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

In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, reigned Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah.

And the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, came Shalmaneser king of Assyria upon Samaria and besieged it.