2 Kings 17:4
Context17:4 The king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was planning a revolt. 1 Hoshea had sent messengers to King So 2 of Egypt and had not sent his annual tribute to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria arrested him and imprisoned him. 3
2 Kings 18:9
Context18:9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah’s reign (it was the seventh year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea, son of Elah), King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched 4 up against Samaria 5 and besieged it.


[17:4] 1 tn Heb “and the king of Assyria found in Hoshea conspiracy.”
[17:4] 2 sn For discussion of this name, see HALOT 744 s.v. סוֹא and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 196.
[17:4] 3 tn Heb “and bound him in the house of confinement.”
[18:9] 4 tn Heb “went” (also in v. 13).
[18:9] 5 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.