# Hoshea

## Facts

Hoshea was a king of Israel for nine years during part of the reigns of Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

* Hoshea was also a son of Nun from the tribe of Ephraim.
* Moses changed Hoshea's name to Joshua before sending him and eleven other men to spy out the land of the Canaanites.
* After Moses died, Joshua led the people of Israel to take possession of the land of Canaan.