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2 Kings 17:3

Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

KJV

Contra hunc ascendit Salmanasar rex Assyriorum, et factus est ei Osee servus, reddebatque illi tributa.

Vulgate

ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἀνέβη Σαμεννάσαρ βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων· καὶ ἐγενήθη αὐτῷ Ὡσῆε δοῦλος καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν αὐτῷ μανάχ.

LXX

Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.

ASV

עָלָ֣י/ו עָלָ֔ה שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַֽ/יְהִי ל֤/וֹ הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ֙ עֶ֔בֶד וַ/יָּ֥שֶׁב ל֖/וֹ מִנְחָֽה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Hoshea
Places Assyria

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַשּׁ֔וּר
'shvr
noun · 151×
הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ
hvsh'
proper_noun · 16×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
מִנְחָ֖ה
mnchh
noun · 211×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶר
shlmn'sr
proper_noun · 2×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. Great is shown to be in all things the gain of humility. Thus it is that we have brought arts to perfection, not by learning them all at once from our teachers; it is thus that we have built cities, putting them together slowly, little by little; it is thus that we maintain our life. And marvel not if the thing has so much power in matters pertaining to this life, when in sp…

Cross-references

  • Amos 3:11 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
  • Ezek 23:5 — And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours,
  • Hos 10:4 — They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
  • Hos 10:14 — Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
  • Isa 8:4 — For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.