SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:4
Mas el rey de Asiria halló que Oseas hacía conjuración; porque había enviado embajadores a So, rey de Egipto, y ya no pagaba tributo al rey de Asiria, como cada año; y el rey de Asiria le detuvo, y le aprisionó en la casa de la cárcel.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 17:4
Verse 4. Found conspiracy to Hoshea] He had endeavoured to shake off the Assyrian yoke, by entering into a treaty with So, King of Egypt; and having done so, he ceased to send the annual tribute to Assyria.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 4. And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea , etc.] That he was forming a scheme to rebel against him, and cast off his yoke; of this he had intelligence by spies he sent, and placed to observe him very probably: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt ; to treat with him, and enter into alliance with him, to help him against, and free him from, the king of Assyria. This king of Egypt is supposed to be Sabacon the Ethiopian, who reigned in Egypt ninety years; of whom Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus make mention; by Theodoret he is called Adramelech the Ethiopian, who dwelt in Egypt: and brought no presents to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year ; did not pay him his yearly tribute: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison ; that is, after he took Samaria, the siege of which is next related; unless it can be thought that he met with him somewhere out of the capital, and seized him, and made him his prisoner, and after that besieged his city; which is not so likely.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-6 - When the measure of sin is filled up, the Lord will forbear no longer The inhabitants of Samaria must have endured great affliction. Some of the poor Israelites were left in the land. Those who were carrie captives to a great distance, were mostly lost among the nations.
Original Hebrew
וימצא 4672 מלך 4428 אשׁור 804 בהושׁע 1954 קשׁר 7195 אשׁר 834 שׁלח 7971 מלאכים 4397 אל 413 סוא 5471 מלך 4428 מצרים 4714 ולא 3808 העלה 5927 מנחה 4503 למלך 4428 אשׁור 804 כשׁנה 8141 בשׁנה 8141 ויעצרהו 6113 מלך 4428 אשׁור 804 ויאסרהו 631 בית 1004 כלא׃ 3608
