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2 Kings 18:9

ElahHezekiahHosheaShalmaneserAssyriaSamaria

7 And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.

8 He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

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.

10 And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.

11 The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, [that] Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.
BLB
And it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah—it [was] the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel—[that] Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and laid siege to it.
ÅB
I kong Hiskias fjerde år, som var Israels konge Hoseas, Elas sønns syvende år, dro Salmanassar, kongen i Assyria, opp imot Samaria og kringsatte det.
OTB
I det fjerde året til kong Hiskia, som var det syvende året til Hosea, sønn av Ela, kongen av Israel, rykket Salmanassar, kongen av Assyria, frem mot Samaria og beleiret det.
B1930
I kong Esekias' fjerde år, som var Israels konge Hoseas, Elas sønns syvende år, drog Salmanassar, kongen i Assyria, op imot Samaria og kringsatte det.

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  • 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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  • 2 Kings 18:1

    In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.

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  • 2 Kings 17:3–23

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

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