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Hoshea the son of Elah

Hoshea became the king of the northern kingdom of Israel.

He ruled in Samaria

Samaria was the capital of Israel.

evil in the sight of Yahweh

He did not obey Yahweh's laws as given to Moses. AT: "evil to Yahweh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

Hoshea became his servant and brought him tribute

Hoshea did as the King of Assyria commanded and brought money to him so that the King would not destroy Israel.