2 Kings 17:4 — Bible Verse (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.”
2 Kings 17:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 17:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 17:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The king of Assyria discovered a 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 seized him, and bound him in prison.”
2 Kings 17:4 — World English Bible
2 Kings 17:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Kings 17:4 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 17:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
2 Kings 17:4 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 17:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and sent up no present to the king of Assyria as [he had done] from year to year. And the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison. ”
2 Kings 17:4 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 17:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the King of Asshur founde treason in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So King of Egypt, and brought no present vnto the King of Asshur, as he had done yeerely: therfore the king of Asshur shut him vp, and put him in prison.”
2 Kings 17:4 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 17:4 in Context — 2 Kings 17
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.
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
What Does 2 Kings 17:4 Mean?
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