1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
2. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
3. Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him. Hoshea became his servant and gave him gifts.
4. But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt and offered up no gift to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year. So the king of Assyria detained him, and then put him in prison.
5. Then the king of Assyria went throughout all the land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.