2 Kings 18:9

9 Shalmaneser king of Assyria surrounded Samaria and attacked it in the fourth year Hezekiah was king. This was the seventh year Hoshea son of Elah was king of Israel.

2 Kings 18:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:9

And it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah
In the beginning of it:

which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel:
the beginning of his seventh:

that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged
it;
see ( 2 Kings 17:5 ) .

2 Kings 18:9 In-Context

7 And the Lord was with Hezekiah, so he had success in everything he did. He turned against the king of Assyria and stopped serving him.

8 Hezekiah defeated the Philistines all the way to Gaza and its borders, including the watchtowers and the strong, walled cities.

9 Shalmaneser king of Assyria surrounded Samaria and attacked it in the fourth year Hezekiah was king. This was the seventh year Hoshea son of Elah was king of Israel.

10 After three years the Assyrians captured Samaria. This was in the sixth year Hezekiah was king, which was Hoshea's ninth year as king of Israel.

11 The king of Assyria took the Israelites away to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.