וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥ה בֶן־אָחָ֖ז מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
Nun geschah es im dritten Jahr von Hosea, dem Sohn Elas, des Königs von Israel, dass Hiskia, der Sohn Ahas, des Königs von Juda, regierte.
Rashi on II Kings
In the third year. Of Hoshei'a's rebellion.1See above, 17:1, and Rashi there. 2I.e., in the third year of Hoshei'a's rebellion against Ashur and declaring his independence, Chizkiyoh became king.—Metzudas Dovid
From David to Destruction
A Treasure Trove of Artifacts266A tremendous thank you to Shaarei Orah congregant Dr. Shimon Steiner for helping in the formulation of the ideas in this chapter.