Hoshea

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Hoshea was the last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, whose reign ended with the Assyrian conquest and the kingdom’s destruction in the 8th century BCE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Israelite
Biblical figure
King of Israel
accessionType Came to the throne after conspiring against Pekah
associatedWithEvent End of the divided monarchy in the north
biblicalReference Book of 2 Kings
surface form: 2 Kings 17

2 Kings 18:1–12
capital Samaria
capturedBy Assyria
surface form: Assyrian Empire
causeOfDownfall Siege of Samaria
surface form: Assyrian siege of Samaria

Rebellion against Assyria
contemporaryOf Sargon II
Shalmaneser V
country Northern Kingdom of Israel
surface form: Kingdom of Israel
deathCause Unknown (not specified in biblical text)
describedIn Book of 2 Kings
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
ethnicGroup Israelites
event Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
surface form: Assyrian conquest of the northern Kingdom of Israel

Fall of Samaria
father Elah (as named in the biblical text)
governedTerritory Northern Kingdom of Israel
historicalRole Final monarch before the end of the northern Israelite kingdom
knownFor Rebelling against Assyrian overlordship
Seeking support from Egypt against Assyria
language Hebrew (historical context)
notableFor Associated with the fall and destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel
Being the last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel
His reign ending with the Assyrian conquest of Israel
opponent Assyria
surface form: Assyrian Empire

Sargon II
Shalmaneser V
positionHeld King of Israel
surface form: King of the northern Kingdom of Israel
predecessor Pekah
region Levant region
surface form: Levant
reignEnd 8th century BCE
c. 722 BCE
reignStart c. 732 BCE
religion Yahwism
resultOfReign Deportation of many Israelites by Assyria
Destruction of the northern Kingdom of Israel
royalHouse Northern Kingdom of Israel
surface form: House of Israel (non-Davidic northern dynasty)
successor None (monarchy abolished after Assyrian conquest)
successorState Assyrian province in former Israelite territory
timePeriod 8th century BCE
title King of Israel
vassalOf Assyria
surface form: Assyrian Empire

Shalmaneser V

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