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Chapter 17

Hoshea Reigns in Israel

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In the twelfth year of Ahaz the king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, [reigning] nine years.
He did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.