2 Kings 17:4
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.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 17 connects to 10 cross-references. The Assyrian king Shalmaneser besieges Samaria for three years; his successor Sargon II deports Israel to Assyria. The theological analysis is explicit: Israel fell because they sinned against God from the exodus onward, following other gods, erecting high places, and …
Other Translations
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.
And the king of Asshur findeth in Hoshea a conspiracy, in that he hath sent messengers unto So king of Egypt, and hath not caused a present to go up to the king of Asshur, as year by year, and the king of Asshur restraineth him, and bindeth him in a house of restraint.
But Hoshea's broken faith became clear to the king of Assyria because he had sent representatives to So, king of Egypt, and did not send his offering to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: so the king of Assyria had him shut up in prison and put in chains.
Cross References
And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: …
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures …
Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, …
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and …
For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them …
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him …
Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our …
To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people;
To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a …