2Ki 17:24, Joh 4:5, 9, 20 | 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.

John 4:5

5 So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field ^fthat Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

John 4:9

9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” ( ^gFor Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

John 4:20

20 ^hOur fathers worshiped on ⁱthis mountain, but you say that ^jin Jerusalem is ^kthe place where people ought to worship.”