2Ki 15:19, 17:3-4, Isa 30:1-6, 31:1-3, Hos 5:13, 8:8-9, 9:3, 12:1, 14:3 | ESV | STEP | Pul the king of Assyria came against the land , and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver , that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power .

2 Kings 15:19

19 ^aPul ^{▼▼Another name for Tiglath-pileser III (compare verse 29)} the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave ^cPul a thousand talents ^{▼▼A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms} of silver, that he might help him ^eto confirm his hold on the royal power.

2 Kings 17:3-4

3 ^fAgainst him came up ^gShalmaneser king of Assyria. And Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute. 4 But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.

Isaiah 30:1-6

Do Not Go Down to Egypt

1 “Ah, ^hstubborn children,” declares the Lord,
ⁱ“who carry out a plan, but not mine,
and who make ^jan alliance, ^{▼▼Hebrew who weave a web} but not of my Spirit,
that they may add sin to sin;
2 ^lwho set out to go down to Egypt,
without asking for my direction,
to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh
and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
3 ^mTherefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame,
and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.
4 For though his officials are at ⁿZoan
and ^ohis envoys reach ^pHanes,
5 everyone comes to shame
through ^qa people that cannot profit them,
that brings neither help nor profit,
but shame and disgrace.”
6 An ^roracle on ^sthe beasts of ^tthe Negeb.

Through a land of trouble and anguish,
from where come the lioness and the lion,
the adder and the ^uflying fiery serpent,
they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys,
and their treasures on the humps of camels,
to a people that cannot profit them.

Isaiah 31:1-3

Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt

1 Woe to ^vthose who go down to Egypt for help
and rely on horses,
who ^wtrust in chariots because they are many
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but ^xdo not look to the Holy One of Israel
or consult the Lord!
2 And ^yyet he is wise and brings disaster;
^zhe does not call back his words,
but ^aawill arise against the house of the evildoers
and against the helpers of ^abthose who work iniquity.
3 The Egyptians are man, and not God,
and their horses ^acare flesh, and not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out his hand,
the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall,
and they will all perish together.

Hosea 5:13

13 When Ephraim saw his sickness,
and Judah ^adhis wound,
then Ephraim went ^aeto Assyria,
and sent to the great king. ^{▼▼Or to King Jareb}
^agBut he is not able to cure you
or heal ^ahyour wound.

Hosea 8:8-9

8 ^aiIsrael is swallowed up;
already they are among the nations
as ^aja useless vessel.
9 For ^akthey have gone up to Assyria,
^ala wild donkey wandering alone;
Ephraim has hired lovers.

Hosea 9:3

3 They shall not remain in ^amthe land of the Lord,
but ^anEphraim shall return to Egypt,
and ^aothey shall eat unclean food in Assyria.

Hosea 12:1

1 Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursues ^apthe east wind all day long;
they multiply ^aqfalsehood and violence;
^arthey make a covenant with Assyria,
and ^asoil is carried to Egypt.

Hosea 14:3

3 ^atAssyria shall not save us;
^auwe will not ride on horses;
and ^avwe will say no more, ‘Our God,’
to the work of our hands.
^awIn you the orphan finds mercy.”