2Ki 17:24, Isa 37:13, Jer 49:23 | 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 .

f[See ver. 12 above]

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.

Isaiah 37:13

13 ^fWhere is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, or the king of Ivvah?’”

Jeremiah 49:23

Judgment on Damascus

23 Concerning ^gDamascus:

^h“Hamath and ⁱArpad are confounded,
for they have heard bad news;
they melt in fear,
^jthey are troubled like the sea that cannot be quiet.