2Ki 17:24, 19:37 | ESV | STEP | And the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon , Cuthah , Avva , Hamath , and Sepharvaim , and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the people of Israel . And they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities .

2 Kings 17:24

Assyria Resettles Samaria

24 ^aAnd the king of Assyria brought people from ^bBabylon, Cuthah, ^cAvva, ^dHamath, and ^eSepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the people of Israel. And they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.

2 Kings 19:37

37 And as he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, ^fAdrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him down with the sword and escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.