2Ki 17:4 | NET2full | STEP | The king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was planning a revolt . Hoshea had sent messengers to King So of Egypt and had not sent his annual tribute to the king of Assyria . So the king of Assyria arrested him and imprisoned him.

2 Kings 17:4

4 The king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was planning a revolt. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and the king of Assyria found in Hoshea conspiracy.”} Hoshea had sent messengers to King So ^{▼▼sn For discussion of this name, see HALOT 744 s.v. סוֹא and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 196.} of Egypt and had not sent his annual tribute to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria arrested him and imprisoned him. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and bound him in the house of confinement.”}