King James Version
2 Kings 17:3 in the King James Version says “Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. gave: Heb. render...” — study this verse from 2 Kings chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. gave: Heb. rendered presents: or, tribute”
2 Kings 17:3 · KJV
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. gave: Heb. rendered presents: or, tribute
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 . present: or, tribute
Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
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above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“Against him came up”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
“of Assyria”
H804ashshur, the second son of shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e., assyria), its region and its empire
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and gave”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“him presents”
H4503a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
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