The king of Assyria marched through the whole land. He attacked Samaria and besieged it for three years.

Later King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled his entire army and attacked and besieged Samaria.

Naaman said, “Please accept two talents of silver. He insisted, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two suits of clothes. He gave them to two of his servants and they carried them for Gehazi.

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 up against Samaria and besieged it.