2 Kings 17:2-4

International Standard Version

² He practiced what the Lord considered to be evil,^[a] though not like the kings of Israel who had preceded him. ³ King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his servant and paid tribute to him. ⁴ But the king of Assyria uncovered a conspiracy involving Hoshea, who had sent envoys to King So of Egypt and stopped offering tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done annually. As a result, the king of Assyria placed him under arrest and sent him to prison.