2 Kings 17:4 meaning and explanation
But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
2 Kings 17:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Hoshea, the last king of Israel, had become a vassal of Assyria and paid tribute, as verse 3 says. Here the narrator reports that Assyria discovered his secret diplomacy: he sent envoys to King So of Egypt and withheld the yearly tribute.
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