Kwathi u -Esawu eseneminyaka engamashumi amane , wathatha umfazi uJuditi indodakazi kaBeri umHeti noBasemati indodakazi ka-Eloni umHeti.

Izwi likaJehova elafika kuHoseya indodana kaBeri ezinsukwini zawo -Uziya, noJothamu, no-Ahazi, noHezekiya, amakhosi akwaJuda , nasezinsukwini zikaJerobowamu indodana kaJowashi, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli.