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2 Kings 17:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Kings 17:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 King Shalmaneser of Assyria came up against him; Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.(A) 4 But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to King So of Egypt and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year; therefore the king of Assyria confined him and imprisoned him.
Israel Carried Captive to Assyria
5 Then the king of Assyria invaded all the land and came to Samaria; for three years he besieged it.
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