2 Kings 17:1 - Tree of Life Version

¹ In the twelfth year of King Ahaz of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king in Samaria over Israel, and he reigned nine years.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ IN THE twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah began his nine-year reign in Samaria over Israel.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ 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.

Common English Bible

¹ Hoshea, Elah’s son, became king in Samaria in the twelfth year of Judah’s king Ahaz. He ruled over Israel for nine years.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ In the twelfth year of Ahaz, the king of Judah: Hoshea, the son of Elah, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for nine years.

2 Kings 17:1 Cross References

2 Kings 15:30

Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked and assassinated him, and then became king in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

2 Kings 16:1

In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of King Jotham of Judah, began to reign.

2 Kings 17:2

He did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

2 Kings 18:1

Now it was in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel that Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.