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Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.
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The Assyrian Threat
Commentators identify the aggressor, Shalmaneser IV, as the successor to the previous Assyrian king, Tiglath-pileser. His campaign against Israel was part of a larger military action to re-subjugate rebellious territories like Phoenicia. Hoshea's submission was a direct response to this overwhelming military pressure from the dominant empire of the day.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
We know little about Shalmaneser, the successor of Tiglath-pileser in the Assyrian Canon, from Assyrian sources. This is because his records were m…
19th Century
Anglican
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria. —Shalmaneser IV. (Shalmânu-ushshir, “Shalman be gracious!”), th…
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Reformed Baptist
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria Which some take to be the same with Tiglathpileser, see ([Reference 1 Chr…
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