2 Kings 17:3
“¶ Against him came vp Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his seruant, and gaue him presents.”
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2 Kings 17:3 Context
1In the twelfth yeere of Ahaz, king of Iudah, began Hoshea the sonne of Elah to reigne in Samaria, ouer Israel nine yeeres. 2And hee did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. 3¶ Against him came vp Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his seruant, and gaue him presents. 4An the king of Assyria found conspiracie in Hoshea: for hee had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done yeere by yeere: therefore the king of Assyria shut him vp, and bound him in prison. 5¶ Then the king of Assyria came vp thorowout all the land, and went vp to Samaria, and besieged it three yeres.
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Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
- King James Version
Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his servant and paid him tribute.
- New American Standard Version (1995)