2 Kings 15:30

30 Then Hoshea son of Elah made plans against Pekah son of Remaliah and attacked and killed him. Then Hoshea became king in Pekah's place during the twentieth year Jotham son of Uzziah was king.

2 Kings 15:30 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 15:30

And Hoshea the son or Elab made a conspiracy against Pekah
the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in
his stead
Did by him as he had done by Pekahiah, ( 2 Kings 15:28 ) , this was measure for measure, as the Jews say: and this he did

in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah;
and yet Jotham is said to reign but sixteen years, ( 2 Kings 15:33 ) , this must be reckoned therefore either from the time of his being viceroy, and judging Israel in his father's lifetime, ( 2 Kings 15:5 ) or this was the fourth year of Ahaz, and the twentieth year, reckoning from the time Jotham began to reign, who is the rather mentioned, because as yet the historian had taken no notice of Ahaz.

2 Kings 15:30 In-Context

28 and he did what the Lord said was wrong. Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to sin, and Pekah did not stop doing the same sins.

29 Tiglath-Pilesern was king of Assyria. He attacked while Pekah was king of Israel, capturing the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also captured Gilead and Galilee and all the land of Naphtali and carried the people away to Assyria.

30 Then Hoshea son of Elah made plans against Pekah son of Remaliah and attacked and killed him. Then Hoshea became king in Pekah's place during the twentieth year Jotham son of Uzziah was king.

31 Everything else Pekah did is written in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.

32 Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah during the second year Pekah son of Remaliah was king of Israel.