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Hoshea son of Elah

Hoshea became the king of the northern kingdom of Israel.

Elah

This is the name of a man. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

He ruled in Samaria

Samaria was the capital city of Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

evil in the sight of Yahweh

He did not obey Yahweh's laws as given to Moses. "In the sight of" is metaphor for judgment or opinion. AT: "evil to Yahweh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

Shalmaneser

This is the name of a man. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

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.