2 Kings 17:3-5

Good News Translation

³ Emperor Shalmaneser of Assyria made war against him; Hoshea surrendered to Shalmaneser and paid him tribute every year. ⁴ But one year Hoshea sent messengers to So, king of Egypt,^[a] asking for his help, and stopped paying the annual tribute to Assyria. When Shalmaneser learned of this, he had Hoshea arrested and put in prison.

The Fall of Samaria

⁵ Then Shalmaneser invaded Israel and besieged Samaria. In the third year of the siege,