seekeroftruth
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2 Kings 17:1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned nine years. 2 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.
3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up to attack Hoshea, who had been Shalmaneser’s vassal and had paid him tribute. 4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was a traitor, for he had sent envoys to So[a] king of Egypt, 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. 5 The king of Assyria invaded the entire land, marched against Samaria and laid siege to it for three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in the towns of the Medes.
3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up to attack Hoshea, who had been Shalmaneser’s vassal and had paid him tribute. 4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was a traitor, for he had sent envoys to So[a] king of Egypt, 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. 5 The king of Assyria invaded the entire land, marched against Samaria and laid siege to it for three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in the towns of the Medes.
a. 2 Kings 17:4 So is probably an abbreviation for Osorkon.
I guess I need to know what a "vassal" is. Apparently... Hoshea was a vassal because he paid the king of Assyria to leave him alone.
But... apparently, Hoshea wasn't happy being a vassal... so he decided to go see the king of Egypt. Egypt had been having problems with the Assyrians so Hoshea figured they would be happy to form an alliance. They weren't so happy.... and when the king of Assyria found out.... well the king of Assyria threw the king of Israel in prison and took the land.
This is from the easy English site.
In this chapter, the writer tells us how the northern kingdom (called Israel) ended. God intended that this event would warn the southern kingdom (Judah). But the nation called Judah did not learn from it. A similar thing happened to them later. King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria controlled Hoshea. Tiglath-Pileser said that he had helped Hoshea to become the king. Then King Shalmaneser became king of Assyria and he controlled Hoshea. Hoshea was not the worst king of Israel. He allowed people from Judah to enter Israel so that they could invite the Israelites to worship the Lord (2 Chronicles 30:5). And some Israelites travelled to Jerusalem in order to worship the Lord there (2 Chronicles 30:11). But most Israelites were as bad as they had ever been. Hoshea did not ask God for help to remove the army of Assyria. Instead, he stopped his payment of taxes to Shalmaneser. And he asked the king of Egypt for help. That was why Assyria’s king, Shalmaneser, put Hoshea in prison. Then Shalmaneser attacked Samaria city and his army surrounded it for 3 years. Finally, King Sargon captured the city. He had become king of Assyria after Shalmaneser. Sargon said that he took away 27 900 people from Samaria. He left some people there, who were not important.
This looks like something off of the news. Can you imagine seeing the report? They would show the people being herded from Israel to Assyria.... captives... slaves... refugees.... taken....
In Israel, the golden calves are still in the fake temples, the people have become slaves of the Assyrians, and the king is in prison. Way to go king Hoshea. You'll be the last of your kind in Israel.
