2 Kings 15:30
And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 15:10 records Shallum's conspiracy against Zechariah — another assassination in the same pattern as Hoshea's against Pekah here.
2 Kings 15:25 describes Pekah's conspiracy against Pekahiah — another king killed by his officer, mirroring Hoshea's act here.
Directly records Hoshea becoming king after the conspiracy, continuing the narrative from the main verse.
2 Kings 18:1 dates Hezekiah's reign to Hoshea's third year — confirming Hoshea's kingship after this assassination.
In 2 Kings 9:14, Jehu conspires against Joram — a similar dynastic assassination pattern in Israel, mirroring Hoshea's conspiracy here.
Isaiah 7:4 refers to Pekah as 'son of Remaliah' — the same king Hoshea kills here, showing his threat to Judah.
Depicts the Syro-Ephraimite war with Pekah attacking Jerusalem, providing background to the conspiracy.
Parallel account of a servant (Zimri) conspiring against an Israelite king (Elah), mirroring Hoshea's conspiracy.