2Ki 17:26 | NET2full | STEP | The king of Assyria was told , “The nations whom you deported and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land , so he has sent lions among them. They are killing the people because they do not know the requirements of the God of the land .”

‏ 2 Kings 17:26

26 The king of Assyria was told, ^{▼▼tn Heb “and they said to the king of Assyria, saying.” The plural subject of the verb is indefinite.} “The nations whom you deported and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land, so he has sent lions among them. They are killing the people ^{▼▼tn Heb “Look, they are killing them.”} because they do not know the requirements of the God of the land.”