The king of Assyria took Samaria - That is, according to the Assyrian inscriptions, it was not Shalmaneser but Sargon, who claims to have ca…

In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria. —Compare to Hosea 10:5 and following; Micah 1:6;…

In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria ,
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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 p…