Hoshea:
salvation. (1.) The original name of the son of Nun, afterwards called Joshua (Num 13:8,16; Deu 32:44).
(2.) 1Ch 27:20. The ruler of Ephraim in David's time.
(3.) The last king of Israel. He conspired against and slew his predecessor, Pekah (Isa 7:16), but did not ascend the throne till after an interregnum of warfare of eight years (2Ki 17:1,2). Soon after this he submitted to Shalmaneser, the Assyrian king, who a second time invaded the land to punish Hoshea, because of his withholding tribute which he had promised to pay. A second revolt brought back the Assyrian king Sargon, who besieged Samaria, and carried the ten tribes away beyond the Euphrates, B.C. 720 (2Ki 17:5,6; 18:9-12). No more is heard of Hoshea. He disappeared like "foam upon the water" (Hsa 10:7; 13:11).
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