2 Kings 17:6

The Fall of Israel

6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria acaptured Samaria, band he carried the Israelites away to Assyria cand placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of dGozan, and in the cities of ethe Medes.

2 Kings 17:23-24

23until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, fas he had spoken by all his servants the prophets. gSo Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day.

Assyria Resettles Samaria

24 hAnd the king of Assyria brought people from iBabylon, Cuthah, jAvva, kHamath, and lSepharvaim, 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 17:30-31

30The men of mBabylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, 31and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites nburned their children in the fire to oAdrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of pSepharvaim.

2 Kings 19:12-13

12 qHave the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, rGozan, sHaran, Rezeph, and the people of tEden who were in Telassar? 13 uWhere 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?’”

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