Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 18:1:

• Kupsabiny: “And/But in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah having ruled Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz started to rule Judah.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “During the third year of the reign of Israel’s king Hoshea, son of Elah, Hezekiah, son of Ahaz, became king of Judah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Hezekia the child/(son) of Ahaz became king in Juda in the third year of the reign of Hoshea, the child/(son) of Elah, in Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “After King Hoshea had been ruling Israel for almost three years, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, began to rule Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)