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2 Kings 17:3

HosheaShalmaneserAssyria

1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.

2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.

Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.

4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.

5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.

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BSB
Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
KJV
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
WEB
Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.
ASV
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.
DARBY
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant, and tendered him presents.
BLB
Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became to him a vassal and returned to him tribute.
ÅB
Ham dro kongen i Assyria Salmanassar opp imot, og Hosea ble hans tjener og måtte svare skatt til ham.
OTB
Shalmaneser, kongen av Assyria, rykket frem mot ham, og Hosea ble hans vasall og betalte ham tributt.
B1930
Ham drog kongen i Assyria Salmanassar op imot, og Hosea blev hans tjener og måtte svare skatt til ham.

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Cross references

  • Hosea 10:14

    the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.

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  • Isaiah 10:11–12

    and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”

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  • 2 Kings 16:7–8

    So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”

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  • 2 Kings 18:9–16

    In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.

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  • 2 Kings 19:36–37

    So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.

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  • 2 Kings 15:19

    Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.

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  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

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  • Isaiah 7:7–8

    But this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It will not arise; it will not happen.

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