2Ki 17:24 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon , Cuthah , Avva , Hamath , and Sepharvaim , and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel . So they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities .

2 Kings 17:24

Cities of Israel Filled with Strangers

24 ^aThen the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, ^{▼▼In 2 Kin 18:34; 19:13; Is 37:13, Ivvah} ^cAvva, ^dHamath, and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. So they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.