2Ki 17:1 | 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

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.