2 Kings 17:5 meaning and explanation
Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
2 Kings 17:5, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator reports the climax of Assyria's pressure on the northern kingdom. Hoshea, Israel's last king, had become a vassal of Shalmaneser and then sought help from Egypt, so the Assyrian king invaded the land, reached Samaria and besieged the capital for three years.
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