2Ki 17:1-2 | ESV | STEP | 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 years .

2 Kings 17:1-2

Hoshea Reigns in Israel

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