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2 Kings 17:3

HosheaShalmaneserAssyria

1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it 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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  • Hosea 10:14

    Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

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  • Isaiah 10:11–12

    Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so 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 thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

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  • 2 Kings 18:9–16

    And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

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  • 2 Kings 19:36–37

    So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

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  • 2 Kings 15:19

    And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

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  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

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  • Isaiah 7:7–8

    Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

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