2 Kings 17:3 meaning and explanation
Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
2 Kings 17:3, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator introduces Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria, who marched against Hoshea, the last king of the northern kingdom of Israel. Hoshea had done evil but was less flagrant than his predecessors, and here he survives by submission rather than resistance.
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