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2 Kings 17:4

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.

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ASV

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

KJV

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּמְצָא֩vai.yim.Tza'and he foundH4672 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
אַשּׁ֨וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
בְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַbe.ho.She.a'in HosheaH1954 →
קֶ֗שֶׁרKe.shertreasonH7195 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834 →
שָׁלַ֤חsha.Lachhe had sentH7971 →
מַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimmessengersH4397 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
ס֣וֹאSo'SoH5471 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
הֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.Lahhe had brought upH5927 →
מִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahtributeH4503 →
לְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhto [the] king ofH4428 →
אַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
כְּשָׁנָ֣הke.sha.Nahas a yearH8141 →
בְשָׁנָ֑הve.sha.Nahin a yearH8141 →
וַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'atz.Re.huand he arrested himH6113 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
וַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huand he confined himH631 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
כֶּֽלֶא׃Ke.le'imprisonmentH3608 →

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Isaiah 36:6Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.Hosea 13:10Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?2 Kings 24:20For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.Psalms 149:7–8to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,Isaiah 31:1–3Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.2 Chronicles 32:11Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’2 Kings 18:14–15So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me.” And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.2 Kings 18:21Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.2 Kings 25:7And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.Ezekiel 17:13–19He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,2 Kings 24:1During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.Hosea 10:7Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water.Isaiah 30:2They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.Isaiah 30:4For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,1 Kings 10:25Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.Isaiah 30:1–4“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.Joshua 6:1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.

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