Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 17:4:

• Kupsabiny: “Then one day, Hoshea sent his people wanting the king of Egypt who was called So to come to their aid. And again, he had refused to pay tax to the king of Assyria like he was doing every year. Then/At that Shalmaneser caught that king of Israel and put him in prison.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “But the King of Assyria realized that Hoshea had deceived him. For he had sent messengers to So, King of Egypt and had not given the annual tax. So Shalmaneser seized him and put him in prison.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But later on Hoshea did- no-longer – pay taxes as what he does every year, and he asked for help from King So of Egipto. When Shalmanaser knew/realized that Hoshea had-betrayed-him, he captured him and put-in-prison.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “But several years later, Hoshea secretly planned to rebel against the rulers of Assyria. He sent messengers to So/Osorkon, the king of Egypt, asking if his army could help the Israelis fight against the army of Assyria. Hoshea also stopped paying the tribute/taxes that he had been paying to Assyria every year. But the king of Assyria found out about those things, so he told his officers to put Hoshea in prison.” (Source: Translation for Translators)