Charles Ellicott Commentary Hosea 3:5

"afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days." — Hosea 3:5 (ASV)

David their king. —Meaning the predicted representative of the Davidic dynasty. Thus Rehoboam and his house are spoken of as David (1 Kings 12:16).

The phrase latter days is used indefinitely of the distant future, the horizon of the seer’s gaze. It occurs in Genesis 49:1 (Authorised Version, last days). We can only see the fulfilment of this anticipation in the Messianic reign (Ezekiel 37:24).