2 Kings 17:1
Hoshea Reigns in Israel
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, xHoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel, and he reigned nine years.
2 Kings 17:2
2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.