And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
After three years of siege, they finally captured the city. This happened in the sixth year of King Hezekiah's reign, which was also the ninth year of King Hoshea's rule over Israel—that's when Samaria was conquered.
This verse records the fall of Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, after a three-year siege by the Assyrians.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the fall of Samaria in 722 BC to the Assyrian Empire under King Sargon II, marking the end of the northern kingdom of Israel. The Assyrians had been systematically conquering territories, and this conquest led to the exile of the Israelites, who became known as the 'lost ten tribes.' Hezekiah was the righteous king of Judah (the southern kingdom) who witnessed this devastating defeat of his neighboring Israelite kingdom.
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