2 Kings 17:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.”
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“Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king of Asshur goeth up into all the land, and he goeth up to Samaria, and layeth siege against it three years;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 17:5 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 6:24Some time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.
- 2 Kings 18:9In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
- 2 Kings 25:1So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.
- Jeremiah 52:4So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.
- Hosea 13:16Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.
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