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Elah (2Ki 15:30)

Elah (2Ki 15:30)

He was the father of Hoshea, in the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah. Named in scripture at 2 Kings 15:30.

Lived: Divided Monarchy

Where in scripture

2 Kings

Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, attacked him, killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.

2 Kings 15:30

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

2 Kings 17:1

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

2 Kings 18:1

In the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

2 Kings 18:9

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

2 Kings 15:302 Kings 17:12 Kings 18:12 Kings 18:9

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