5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
5 The king of Assyria invaded the entire land, marched against Samaria and laid siege to it for three years.
5 Then the king of Assyria invaded all the land and came to Samaria, and for three years he besieged it.
5 then proceeded to invade the entire country. He attacked Samaria and threw up a siege against it. The siege lasted three years.
5 Now the king of Assyria went throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria and besieged it for three years.
5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, and for three years he besieged the city of Samaria.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 17:5
Commentary on 2 Kings 17:1-6
(Read 2 Kings 17:1-6)
When the measure of sin is filled up, the Lord will forbear no longer. The inhabitants of Samaria must have endured great affliction. Some of the poor Israelites were left in the land. Those who were carried captives to a great distance, were mostly lost among the nations.