1
It was in the twelfth year of Achaz king of Y'hudah that Hoshea the son of Elah began his reign over Isra'el in Shomron; he ruled for nine years.
2
He did what was evil from ADONAI's perspective, although he wasn't as bad as the kings of Isra'el who had preceded him.
3
Shalman'eser king of Ashur advanced against Hoshea, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
4
But the king of Ashur found that Hoshea was conspiring [against him] - he had sent messengers to So the king of Egypt and not paid his tribute to the king of Ashur, as he had previously done every year. For this the king of Ashur imprisoned him, putting him in chains.
5
Then the king of Ashur invaded all the land, advanced on Shomron and put it under siege for three years.
6
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Ashur captured Shomron. He carried Isra'el away captive to Ashur, resettling them in Halach, in Havor on the Gozan River and in the cities of the Medes.
7
This came about because the people of Isra'el had sinned against ADONAI their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, out from under the domination of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They feared other gods