Hos 5:13 | TNotes | STEP | 5:13 In a final effort to avoid complete destruction, the Israelites overthrew King Pekah and placed a new king, Hoshea, on the throne. Hoshea then appealed to the Assyrian king Shalmaneser for peace (2 Kgs 15:29-30 ; 17:3 ), but these diplomatic maneuvers could neither help nor cure Israel

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‏ Hosea 5:13

5:13 ^a In a final effort to avoid complete destruction, the Israelites overthrew King Pekah and placed a new king, Hoshea, on the throne. Hoshea then appealed to the Assyrian king Shalmaneser for peace (2 Kgs 15:29-30 ^b; 17:3 ^c), but these diplomatic maneuvers could neither help nor cure Israel—they would soon be destroyed by Assyria.