2 Kings 18:10

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

Literal

And they took it at the end of three years. In the sixth year of Hezekiah (it was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel), Samaria was captured.

Latin

…et cepit. Nam post annos tres, anno sexto Ezechiæ, id est nono anno Osee regis Israël, capta est Samaria:

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

2 Kings 18:9–12

The narrator mentions Samaria's fall to show Assyria's dominance at the time. Samaria fell because Hoshea turned away from God. This sets up the story of Hezekiah's strong faith and how God interacted with him (2 Kings 18:19–19:19).

2 Kings 18:1–12

The statement about Hezekiah becoming king (2 Kings 18:1–2) includes a detailed review of his spiritual dedication (2 Kings 18:3–7a). It is followed by information about the political situation during his reign (2 Kings 18:7b–12).

Theme notes and profiles

Assyria Hezekiah Nehemiah’s Confidence in God The Dangers of Sin

Events

Reign of Hezekiahc. 726 BC

Related verses

Micah 6:16
You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”
Amos 3:11–4:3
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
Micah 7:13
Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.
Micah 1:6–9
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.
Amos 6:7
Therefore, you will now go into exile as the first of the captives, and your feasting and lounging will come to an end.
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 9:1–4
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 29:1–2

People

Hezekiah: A righteous king of Judah Hoshea: The last king of Israel (northern kingdom) Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Samaria: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants

Glossary

Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Hezekiah Inscriptions Kings, Books of First and Second Kohath, Kohathites Samaria Warfare

Topics

Ancient Samaria: Samaria the Capital of Besieged and Taken by Shalmaneser Assyria: Shalmaneser Captivity of the Ten Tribes Disobedience to God: Israel Hoshea: King of Israel: Last King of Israel Prophecies Concerning Israel: The King of Assyria Invades Judah, and Blasphemes the God of Judah Samaria: City of, Built by Omri: Besieged by Shalmaneser, King of Assyria, for Three Years Shalmaneser: Overthrows the Kingdom of Israel Siege: Samaria

2 Kings 18:10

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