The king of Ashur found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Ashur, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Ashur shut him up, and bound him in prison.
2 Kings 17:5 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Then the king of Ashur came up throughout all the land, and went up to Shomron, and besieged it three years. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the king of Assyria invaded all the land and went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years. American Standard Version (1901) Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. Common English Bible Then the Assyrian king invaded the whole country. He marched against Samaria and attacked it for three years. Catholic Public Domain Version And he wandered through the entire land. And ascending to Samaria, he besieged it for three years. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he went through all the land: and going up to Samaria, he besieged it three years. |
The king of Ashur found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Ashur, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Ashur shut him up, and bound him in prison.
It happened in the fourth year of king Chizkiyahu, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Yisra'el, that Shalman'eser king of Ashur came up against Shomron, and besieged it.
It happened after this, that Ben-Hadad king of Syria gathered all his army, and went up, and besieged Shomron.
Shomron will bear her guilt; for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword. Their infants will be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.*