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2 Kings 17:1-4

Hoshea’s Reign over Israel

17:1 In the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s reign over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria¹ for nine years. 17:2 He did evil in the sight of² the Lord, but not to the same degree as the Israelite kings who preceded him. 17:3 King Shalmaneser of Assyria threatened³ him; Hoshea became his subject and paid him tribute. 17:4 The king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was planning a revolt.⁴ Hoshea had sent messengers to King So⁵ of Egypt and had not sent his annual tribute to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria arrested him and imprisoned him.⁶

¹map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

²tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

³tn Heb “went up against.”

⁴tn Heb “and the king of Assyria found in Hoshea conspiracy.”

⁵sn For discussion of this name, see HALOT 744 s.v. סוֹא and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 196.

⁶tn Heb “and bound him in the house of confinement.”

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