1. Also called OSHEA
2. A chief of Ephraim 1Ch 27:20
3. King of Israel
- Assassinates Pekah and usurps the throne 2Ki 15:30
- The evil reign of 2Ki 17:1,2
- Becomes subject to Assyria 2Ki 17:3
- Conspires against Assyria and is imprisoned 2Ki 17:4
- Last king of Israel 2Ki 17:6; 18:9-12; Ho 10:3,7
4. A Jewish exile Ne 10:23