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.

Hoshea, in the Old Testament (2 Kings 15:30; 17:1–6), son of Elah and last king of Israel (c. 732–724 bc). He became king through a conspiracy in which his predecessor, Pekah, was killed. The Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser III claimed that he made Hoshea king, and Hoshea paid an annual tribute to

2022年1月4日 · Hoshea son of Elah became king of the northern kingdom of Israel in 732 BC after assassinating King Pekah, son of Remaliah. Hoshea reigned 9 years. He was a wicked king, but not as wicked as previous kings of Israel (2 Kings 17:2). Hoshea was the last king of Israel before the nation’s destruction by Assyria.

何西阿 （ Hosea ）是《圣经·旧约全书》里何西阿书一卷的作者，他是公元前8世纪的一位先知，父亲备利(Belee)亦是当时的一位先知。 他依照上帝的说话，娶了歌蔑为妻，并育有数名子女。后来歌蔑果然正如上帝所言，抛夫弃子私奔去，但何西阿依然期待著她回来。

2021年10月8日 · Hoshea was the final ruler of the northern Kingdom of Israel, reigning from ca. 732-723 BC1 until the fall of Samaria2. The biblical record of Hoshea’s reign is as follows: In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, and he reigned nine…

2023年11月17日 · If Hoshea had turned to the Lord, all of this could have been prevented. What Can We Learn from King Hoshea? King Hoshea wasn’t a good king. He allowed pagan practices to continue, killed the former king in cold blood, and tried to rely on foreign powers instead of God to help him. He’s full of cautionary tales. So, what can we learn from him?

Hoshea secured the throne through a conspiracy in which he was the leader, and which resulted in the assassination of Pekah, "in the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah" (II Kings xvii. 1). He reigned nine years ( ib. ), and did that which was evil in the eyes of Yhwh , though not to the extent to which his predecessors had gone (II Kings xvii. 2).

Hoshea was the last king of Israel. He conspired against and slew his predecessor, Pekah ( Isaiah 7:16 ), but did not ascend the throne till after an interregnum of warfare of eight years.

Hoshea ("the Lord's salvation") was the last king of the ancient Kingdom of Israel. During his reign Israel was conquered by Assyria and the people of the ten northern tribes of Israel were taken into Assyrian exile or otherwise "lost." Bible scholars generally agree that Hoshea's reign began in 732 B.C.E. and lasted ten or eleven years.

【何西阿书】（Hoshea）《旧约圣经》的一卷。天主教圣经译《欧瑟亚》。是十二小先知书的首卷。传为北方以色列国的先知何西阿所作。何西阿活动于公元前8世纪，约与阿摩司先知同时。