2 Kings 17:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.”
2 Kings 17:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 17:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 17:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.”
2 Kings 17:3 — World English Bible
2 Kings 17:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute. ”
2 Kings 17:3 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 17:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“against him came up Shalmaneser king of Asshur, and Hoshea is to him a servant, and doth render to him a present.”
2 Kings 17:3 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 17:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria, and Hoshea became his servant, and tendered him presents. ”
2 Kings 17:3 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 17:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Shalmaneser king of Asshur came vp against him, and Hoshea became his seruant, and gaue him presents.”
2 Kings 17:3 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 17:3 in Context — 2 Kings 17
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.
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.
5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
What Does 2 Kings 17:3 Mean?
2 Kings 17:3 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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