Some time passed after these events. Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard; it was in Jezreel next to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria.
Hosea 10:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Samaria’s king will disappear , like foam on the surface of the water. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As for Samaria, her king and her whole monarchy are cut off like twigs or foam upon the water. American Standard Version (1901) As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam upon the water. Common English Bible Samaria will be cut off; her king is like a chip of wood on the surface of the water. Catholic Public Domain Version Samaria has required her king to pass by, like foam on the face of the water. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Samaria hath made her king to pass as froth upon the face of the water. |
Some time passed after these events. Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard; it was in Jezreel next to the palace of King Ahab of Samaria.
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, ‘Go and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to enquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
Then Hoshea son of Elah organised a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him, killed him, and became king in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.
But the king of Assyria caught Hoshea in a conspiracy: He had sent envoys to So king of Egypt and had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested him and put him in prison.
So it will be done to you, Bethel, because of your extreme evil. At dawn the king of Israel will be totally destroyed.
In fact, they are now saying, ‘We have no king! For we do not fear the Lord. What can a king do for us? ’
The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, will be destroyed; thorns and thistles will grow over their altars. They will say to the mountains, ‘Cover us! ’ and to the hills, ‘Fall on us! ’
They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shameful deeds; wandering stars for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved for ever.