Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The king of Assyria invaded the entire land, marched against Samaria and laid siege to it for three years. New Living Translation Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, and for three years he besieged the city of Samaria. English Standard Version Then the king of Assyria invaded all the land and came to Samaria, and for three years he besieged it. Berean Standard Bible Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. King James Bible Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. New King James Version Now the king of Assyria went throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years. New American Standard Bible Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, and went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years. NASB 1995 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land and went up to Samaria and besieged it three years. NASB 1977 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land and went up to Samaria and besieged it three years. Legacy Standard Bible Then the king of Assyria went up against the whole land and he went up to Samaria and besieged it three years. Amplified Bible Then the king of Assyria invaded all the land [of Israel] and went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years. Christian Standard Bible The king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. American Standard Version Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. Contemporary English Version Shalmaneser invaded Israel and attacked the city of Samaria for three years, English Revised Version Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then the king of Assyria attacked the entire country. He attacked Samaria and blockaded it for three years. Good News Translation Then Shalmaneser invaded Israel and besieged Samaria. In the third year of the siege, International Standard Version After this, the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, approached Samaria, and began a three year siege. Majority Standard Bible Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. NET Bible The king of Assyria marched through the whole land. He attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years. New Heart English Bible Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. Webster's Bible Translation Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. World English Bible Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the king of Asshur goes up into all the land, and he goes up to Samaria, and lays siege against it [for] three years; Young's Literal Translation And the king of Asshur goeth up into all the land, and he goeth up to Samaria, and layeth siege against it three years; Smith's Literal Translation And the king of Assur will come up upon all the land, and he will comp up to Shomeron, and press upon her three years. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he went through all the land: and going up to Samaria, he besieged it three years. Catholic Public Domain Version And he wandered through the entire land. And ascending to Samaria, he besieged it for three years. New American Bible Then the king of Assyria occupied the whole land and attacked Samaria, which he besieged for three years. New Revised Standard Version Then the king of Assyria invaded all the land and came to Samaria; for three years he besieged it. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen the king of Assyria came up against the whole land, and went up to Samaria and besieged it three years. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the King of Assyria came up against all the land and came up to Samaria and he encamped against it three years. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the king of the Assyrians went up against all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Israel Exiled Because of Idolatry5Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. 6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.… Cross References 2 Kings 18:9-12 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. / And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. / The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. ... 2 Kings 18:13 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. 2 Kings 19:9-11 Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, / “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. / Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared? Isaiah 36:1-2 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. / And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. Isaiah 37:8-10 When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah. / Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, / “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. Hosea 13:16 Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open. Amos 3:11 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.” Amos 6:14 For behold, I will raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD, the God of Hosts, “and they will oppress you from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.” Micah 1:6 Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations. Jeremiah 50:17 Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.” Matthew 24:2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” Luke 21:20-24 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... Acts 7:43 You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’ Romans 11:7-10 What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ... Romans 11:25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. Treasury of Scripture Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. A. 2 Kings 18:9 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. three years 2 Kings 25:1-3 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about… Jeremiah 52:4,5 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about… Jump to Previous Asshur Assyria Besieged Entire Forces Invaded Laid Marched Overran Samaria Sama'ria Shutting Siege Three Throughout WholeJump to Next Asshur Assyria Besieged Entire Forces Invaded Laid Marched Overran Samaria Sama'ria Shutting Siege Three Throughout Whole2 Kings 17 1. Hoshea the Last King of Israel3. Being subdued by Shalmaneser, he conspires against him with So, king of Egypt 5. Samaria for sinning is led into captivity 24. The strange nations transplanted into Samaria make a mixture of religions. Then the king of Assyria The phrase refers to Shalmaneser V, the Assyrian king during this period. Historically, Assyria was a dominant empire known for its military prowess and expansionist policies. The Assyrian kings were often seen as instruments of God's judgment against Israel due to the nation's persistent idolatry and disobedience. The Hebrew root for "king" (מֶלֶךְ, melek) emphasizes authority and rule, reminding us of God's ultimate sovereignty over earthly rulers. invaded the whole land marched up to Samaria and besieged it for three years The brief narrative before us does not discriminate between the respective shares of the two Assyrian sovereigns in the overthrow of the kingdom of Israel, but it is noticeable that it does not say that Shalmaneser "besieged Samaria three years," and "took Samaria." (Comp. 2Kings 18:11.) Verse 5. - Then the King of Assyria - rather, and the King of Assyria - came up throughout all the land - i.e., with an army that spread itself at once over the whole land, that came to conquer, not merely to strike a blow, and obtain submission, as on the former occasion (see ver. 3, and the comment) - and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. From some time in Hoshea's seventh year (2 Kings 18:9) to some time in his ninth (2 Kings 18:10). According to the Hebrew mode of reckoning, parts of years are counted as years; and thus the siege need not have lasted much over a year, though it may have been extended to nearly three years. In either case, there was ample time for Shabak to have brought up his forces, had he been so minded; and his failure to do so, or in any way to succor his ally, showed how little reliance was to be placed on Egyptian promises (comp. 2 Kings 18:21).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Assyria אַשּׁ֖וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur invaded וַיַּ֥עַל (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively the whole בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every land, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land marched up וַיַּ֙עַל֙ (way·ya·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively to Samaria, שֹׁמְר֔וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel and besieged וַיָּ֥צַר (way·yā·ṣar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6696: To confine, bind, besiege it עָלֶ֖יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against for three שָׁלֹ֥שׁ (šā·lōš) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice years. שָׁנִֽים׃ (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8141: A year Links 2 Kings 17:5 NIV2 Kings 17:5 NLT 2 Kings 17:5 ESV 2 Kings 17:5 NASB 2 Kings 17:5 KJV 2 Kings 17:5 BibleApps.com 2 Kings 17:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 17:5 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 17:5 French Bible 2 Kings 17:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Kings 17:5 Then the king of Assyria came up (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) |