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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.