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2 Kings 17:3-7
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2 Kings 17:3-7
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3 (A)Shalmaneser the king of Assyria marched (B)against him, and Hoshea became his servant and paid him tribute. 4 But the king of Assyria uncovered a conspiracy by Hoshea, who had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and had then brought no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year; so the king of Assyria arrested him and confined him in prison.
5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, and went up to (C)Samaria and besieged it for three years.
Israel Captive
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, (D)the king of Assyria captured Samaria and (E)led the people of Israel into exile to Assyria, and (F)settled them in Halah and Habor, on the river of (G)Gozan, and (H)in the cities of the Medes.
Why Israel Fell
7 Now (I)this came about because the sons of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, (J)who had brought them up from the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; (K)and they had [a]feared other gods.
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2 Kings 17:3-7
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2 Kings 17:3-7
New International Version
3 Shalmaneser(A) king of Assyria came up to attack Hoshea, who had been Shalmaneser’s vassal and had paid him tribute.(B) 4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was a traitor, for he had sent envoys to So[a] king of Egypt,(C) and he no longer paid tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore Shalmaneser seized him and put him in prison.(D) 5 The king of Assyria invaded the entire land, marched against Samaria and laid siege(E) to it for three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria(F) captured Samaria(G) and deported(H) the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan(I) on the Habor River and in the towns of the Medes.
Israel Exiled Because of Sin
7 All this took place because the Israelites had sinned(J) against the Lord their God, who had brought them up out of Egypt(K) from under the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 17:4 So is probably an abbreviation for Osorkon.
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