Verse 3

2 Kings 17:3

World English Bible

3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.
Original Language Text
hebrew
עָלָ֣י/ו עָלָ֔ה שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַֽ/יְהִי ל֤/וֹ הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ֙ עֶ֔בֶד וַ/יָּ֥שֶׁב ל֖/וֹ מִנְחָֽה
English Translation
Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came against me, and he had Hoshea as a servant, and he brought a tribute to him.
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Chapter 17 Context
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Isr... Focus ↗
2 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him. Focus ↗
3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him trib...
4 The king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and... Focus ↗
5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it three... Focus ↗
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, an... Focus ↗
7 It was so because the children of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God (Elohim), who brought t... Focus ↗
8 and walked in the statutes of the nations whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel, a... Focus ↗
9 The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against Yahweh their God (Elohim); an... Focus ↗
10 and they set up for themselves pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill, and under every green t... Focus ↗
11 and there they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations whom Yahweh carried away before... Focus ↗
12 and they served idols, of which Yahweh had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.” Focus ↗
13 Yet Yahweh testified to Israel, and to Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, “Turn from y... Focus ↗
14 Notwithstanding, they would not listen, but hardened their neck, like the neck of their fathers, who... Focus ↗
15 They rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies wh... Focus ↗
16 They abandoned all the commandments of Yahweh their God (Elohim), and made molten images for themsel... Focus ↗
17 They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantment... Focus ↗
18 Therefore Yahweh was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight. There was none left... Focus ↗
19 Also Judah didn’t keep the commandments of Yahweh their God (Elohim), but walked in the statutes of... Focus ↗
20 Yahweh rejected all the offspring of Israel, afflicted them, and delivered them into the hands of ra... Focus ↗
21 For he tore Israel from David’s house; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam dr... Focus ↗
22 The children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they didn’t depart from them... Focus ↗
23 until Yahweh removed Israel out of his sight, as he said by all his servants the prophets. So Israel... Focus ↗
24 The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, from Cuthah, from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim... Focus ↗
25 So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn’t fear Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh... Focus ↗
26 Therefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations which you have carried away and pl... Focus ↗
27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Carry there one of the priests whom you brought from th... Focus ↗
28 So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught t... Focus ↗
29 However every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the... Focus ↗
30 The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made... Focus ↗
31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adr... Focus ↗
32 So they feared Yahweh, and also made from among themselves priests of the high places for themselves... Focus ↗
33 They feared Yahweh, and also served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom th... Focus ↗
34 To this day they do what they did before. They don’t fear Yahweh, and they do not follow the statute... Focus ↗
35 with whom Yahweh had made a covenant, and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods, no... Focus ↗
36 but you shall fear Yahweh, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an... Focus ↗
37 The statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall... Focus ↗
38 You shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods. Focus ↗
39 But you shall fear Yahweh your God (Elohim), and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your ene... Focus ↗
40 However they did not listen, but they did what they did before. Focus ↗
41 So these nations feared Yahweh, and also served their engraved images. Their children likewise, and... Focus ↗