2 Kings 17:2-4
Good News Translation
2 He sinned against the Lord, but not as much as the kings who had ruled Israel before him. 3 Emperor Shalmaneser of Assyria made war against him; Hoshea surrendered to Shalmaneser and paid him tribute every year. 4 But one year Hoshea sent messengers to So, king of Egypt,[a] asking for his help, and stopped paying the annual tribute to Assyria. When Shalmaneser learned of this, he had Hoshea arrested and put in prison.
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- 2 Kings 17:4 So, king of Egypt; or the king of Egypt at Sais.
2 Kings 17:2-4
New International Version
2 He did evil(A) in the eyes of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
3 Shalmaneser(B) king of Assyria came up to attack Hoshea, who had been Shalmaneser’s vassal and had paid him tribute.(C) 4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was a traitor, for he had sent envoys to So[a] king of Egypt,(D) 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.(E)
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 17:4 So is probably an abbreviation for Osorkon.
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