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In the twelfth year of Achaz the king of Judah became Hoshea
the son of Elah king in Samaria over Israel ,
nine years .
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And he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord ,
but not like the kings of Israel that were before him .
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Against him came up Shalmanesser ,
the king of Assyria ;
and Hoshea
became his servant ,
and rendered him tribute .
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And the king of Assyria discovered a conspiracy on Hoshea ;
for he had sent messengers to So the king of Egypt ,
and had raised no tribute for the king of Assyria ,
as year by year ;
and the king of Assyria made him prisoner ,
and shut him up in a prison
house .
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And the king of Assyria came up over all the land ,
and went up to Samaria ,
and besieged it three years .
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In the ninth year of Hoshea
did the king of Assyria capture Samaria ,
and he led Israel away as exiles into Assyria ,
and settled them in Chalach and in Chabor by the river of Gozan ,
and in the cities of Media .