2 Kings 17:1-6

21st Century King James Version

17 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began 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 who were before him.

³ Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and rendered him tribute.

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.

⁶ In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.