2 Kings 17:4
And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present 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.
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 18:14, Hezekiah submits to Assyria and pays tribute — contrasting Hoshea's rebellion that led to exile.
2 Kings 18:15 continues Hezekiah's tribute payment, opposite to Hoshea's refusal to pay and conspiracy.
In 2 Kings 18:21, Egypt is called a broken reed — a direct echo of Hoshea's futile reliance on Pharaoh So.
2 Kings 24:1 records Jehoiakim becoming Nebuchadnezzar's servant then rebelling—identical pattern to Hoshea's conspiracy and rebellion.
2 Kings 24:20 says Zedekiah rebelled against Babylon, leading to exile—same rebellion pattern as Hoshea's conspiracy with Egypt.
2 Kings 25:7 records Zedekiah's capture after rebelling — a later consequence similar to Hoshea's fate.
2 Kings 15:19 shows Menahem paying tribute to Assyria — the exact practice Hoshea later stops, setting up the rebellion.
2 Kings 15:20 details how Menahem raised the tribute money — further background on the tribute Hoshea withholds.
2 Kings 18:9 records the Assyrian siege of Samaria — the direct military consequence of Hoshea's rebellion.
Isaiah 30:1-4 condemns those who seek Egypt's protection, mirroring Hoshea's conspiracy with Pharaoh So.
Ezekiel 17:15 describes a king rebelling against Babylon and seeking Egypt, paralleling Hoshea's action with Assyria.
Ezekiel 17:13-15 describes Zedekiah breaking covenant with Babylon and seeking Egypt—directly mirrors Hoshea's conspiracy with Egypt.
Isaiah 31:1-3 warns against relying on Egypt for horses and chariots, the same sin as Hoshea's rebellion.
Isaiah 30:2 condemns Israel's reliance on Egypt for protection, exactly what Hoshea does by sending envoys to So.
Isaiah 30:4 mentions envoys reaching Egyptian cities — mirroring Hoshea's messengers to So, and predicts shame.
Hosea 7:11 condemns Ephraim for calling to Egypt and Assyria—exactly the foolish alliance Hoshea made by sending messengers to So.
Hosea 10:4 indicts Israel for swearing falsely and making covenants—matching Hoshea's broken tribute covenant with Assyria and his pact with Egypt.
Hosea 10:7 prophesies that Samaria's king will be cut off like foam—fulfilled when Hoshea was imprisoned by Assyria.
Hosea 12:1 directly describes Ephraim making a covenant with Assyria and carrying oil to Egypt—Hoshea's very actions.
Deuteronomy 28:36 warns of exile for disobedience — the backdrop for Hoshea's rebellion leading to Israel's deportation.
2 Chronicles 36:13 describes Zedekiah's rebellion against Babylon — a parallel to Hoshea's rebellion, both leading to exile.
In 2 Chronicles 32:11, Rabshakeh taunts Hezekiah's trust in God — a contrast to Hoshea's trust in Egypt.
Hosea 13:10 questions where Israel's king can save them—highlighting that Hoshea's trust in human kings failed.
Isaiah 37:11 records Assyria's boast of destroying all lands, including Israel—showing the wider context of Assyrian conquest that led to Hoshea's downfall.