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HOSHEA. 1. Called also Oshea. The original name of Joshua, Num. 13:8,16; Deut. 32:44. 2. A chief of Ephraim, 1 Chr. 27:20. 3. King of Israel. Assassinates Pekah and usurps the throne, 2 Kin. 15:30. Evil reign of, 2 Kin. 17:1,2. Becomes subject to Assyria, 2 Kin. 17:3. Conspires against Assyria and is imprisoned, 2 Kin. 17:4. Last king of Israel, 2 Kin. 17:6; 18:9-12; Hos. 10:3,7. 4. A Jewish exile, Neh. 10:23.