2 Kings 17:3
Ver. 3. Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria,.... Which some take to be the same with Tiglathpileser, see 1Ch 5:26 but he rather seems to be his son; his name was to be found, as Josephus {w} relates, in the archives of the Tyrians, against whom he had an expedition; his name is Salmanassar in Metasthenes {x}, who says he reigned seventeen years:
and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents, to depart from him; he became tributary to him, and agreed to pay him a yearly tax.
{w} Antiqu. l. 9. c. 14. sect. 2. {x} De Judicio Temp. fol. 221. 2.