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Hoshea’s Reign over Israel

17 In the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s reign over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for nine years. He did evil in the sight of[a] the Lord, but not to the same degree as the Israelite kings who preceded him. King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched up to attack[b] him; so Hoshea became his subject and paid him tribute. The king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was planning a revolt.[c] Hoshea had sent messengers to King So[d] of Egypt and had not sent his annual tribute to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria arrested him and imprisoned him.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 17:2 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
  2. 2 Kings 17:3 tn Heb “went up against.”
  3. 2 Kings 17:4 tn Heb “and the king of Assyria found in Hoshea conspiracy.”
  4. 2 Kings 17:4 sn For discussion of this name, see HALOT 744 s.v. סוֹא and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 196.
  5. 2 Kings 17:4 tn Heb “and bound him in the house of confinement.”