Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. Besieged it three years - It must have been well fortified, well provisioned, and well defended, to have held out so long.
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2 Kings 17:5
5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.