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2 Kings 18:9

In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.

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ASV

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

KJV

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
בַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.Nahin the yearH8141 →
הָֽרְבִיעִית֙ha.re.vi.'It<the> fourthH7243 →
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhof the kingH4428 →
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
הִ֚יאhi'itH1931 →
הַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.Nah[was] the yearH8141 →
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'It<the> seventhH7637 →
לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'of HosheaH1954 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
אֵלָ֖ה'e.LahElahH425 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
עָלָ֞ה'a.Lahhe came upH5927 →
שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶרshal.man.'E.serShalmaneserH8022 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
אַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonSamariaH8111 →
וַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarand he laid siegeH6696 →
עָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →

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Hosea 10:14the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.2 Kings 18:1In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.2 Kings 17:3–23Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.2 Chronicles 32:4Many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land. “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?” they said.2 Kings 17:20So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.2 Kings 17:5Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.2 Kings 6:24Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.

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