2 Kings 12:18
12:18 King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the
Lord’s temple and the royal palace. He sent it all
to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew
from Jerusalem.
2 Kings 16:8
16:8 Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that were
in the
Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as tribute
to the king of Assyria.
2 Kings 17:3-4
17:3 King Shalmaneser of Assyria threatened
him; Hoshea became his subject and paid him tribute.
17:4 The king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was planning a revolt.
Hoshea had sent messengers to King So
of Egypt and had not sent his annual tribute to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria arrested him and imprisoned him.
2 Kings 18:16
18:16 At that time King Hezekiah of Judah stripped the metal overlays from the doors of the
Lord’s temple and from the posts which he had plated
and gave them to the king of Assyria.
Hosea 5:13
5:13 When Ephraim saw his sickness
and Judah saw his wound,
then Ephraim turned to Assyria,
and begged its great king for help.
But he will not be able to heal you!
He cannot cure your wound!
Hosea 8:9-10
The Willful Donkey and the Wanton Harlot
8:9 They have gone up to Assyria,
like a wild donkey that wanders off.
Ephraim has hired prostitutes as lovers.
8:10 Even though they have hired lovers among the nations,
I will soon gather them together for judgment.
Then they will begin to waste away
under the oppression of a mighty king.
Hosea 10:6
10:6 Even the calf idol will be carried to Assyria,
as tribute for the great king.
Ephraim will be disgraced;
Israel will be put to shame because of its wooden idol.