Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.

The king

Bible References

The king

2 Kings 18:9
In the fourth year of King Hezekiah's reign (that is, during the seventh year of Elah's son Hoshea's reign as king of Israel), King Shalmaneser from Assyria invaded Samaria and besieged it.

Three years

2 Kings 25:1
Zedekiah then rebelled against the king of Babylon, so on the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of Zedekiah's reign, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his entire army approached Jerusalem, attacked it, encamped against it, and built a siege wall that surrounded the city.
Jeremiah 52:4
and in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with all his army. He encamped near it and set up siege works all around it.

General references

Deuteronomy 28:52
They'll besiege all your cities until your high and fortified walls in which you have trusted collapse throughout the land. Indeed, they will besiege all your cities, which the LORD your God gave you."
Isaiah 37:11
Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all countries, dooming them to destruction. So do you think you will be saved?
Ezekiel 23:9
Therefore, I turned her over to the control of her lovers, that is, into the control of the Assyrians for whom she lusted.

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