# 2 Kings 17.3

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**Book:** [2 Kings](/codex/2-kings/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, and reigned nine years. 2. And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
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> **3. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.**
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> 4. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. 5. Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. (2 Kings 17:1-5, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years. 2. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
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> **3. Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him, and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.**
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> 4. The king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria seized him, and bound him in prison. 5. Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. (2 Kings 17:1-5, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. 2. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
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> **3. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. <sup>gave: Heb. rendered</sup> <sup>presents: or, tribute</sup>**
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> 4. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. <sup>present: or, tribute</sup> 5. Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. (2 Kings 17:1-5, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah reigned hath Hoshea son of Elah in Samaria, over Israel, nine years, 2. and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, only, not as the kings of Israel who were before him;
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> **3. against him came up Shalmaneser king of Asshur, and Hoshea is to him a servant, and doth render to him a present.**
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> 4. And the king of Asshur findeth in Hoshea a conspiracy, in that he hath sent messengers unto So king of Egypt, and hath not caused a present to go up to the king of Asshur, as year by year, and the king of Asshur restraineth him, and bindeth him in a house of restraint. 5. And the king of Asshur goeth up into all the land, and he goeth up to Samaria, and layeth siege against it three years; (2 Kings 17:1-5, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.