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In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah Hoshe '
a the son of Elah began to reign in Sama '
ria over Israel ,
and he reigned nine years .
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And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD ,
yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him .
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Against him came up Shalmane '
ser king of Assyria ;
and Hoshe '
a became his vassal ,
and paid him tribute .
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But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshe '
a ;
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 .
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Then the king of Assyria invaded all the land and came to Sama '
ria ,
and for three years he besieged it .
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In the ninth year of Hoshe '
a the king of Assyria captured Sama '
ria ,
and he carried the Israelites away to Assyria ,
and placed them in Halah ,
and on the Habor ,
the river of Gozan ,
and in the cities of the Medes .