Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The fourth year

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The fourth year

2 Kings 18:1
In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, reigned Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah.
2 Kings 17:4
And the king of Assyria found treason in Hoshea, because he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and sent no presents unto the king of Assyria, as he was yearly wont to do. Therefore the king of Assyria besieged him and put him in prison.

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Ezekiel 23:9
Wherefore, I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, even the Assyrians, whom she so loved.