2 Kings 17:24

The King of Assyria Populates Israel with Foreigners

17:24 The king of Assyria brought foreigners 1  from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria 2  in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.

2 Kings 18:11

18:11 The king of Assyria deported the people of Israel 3  to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.

1 tn The object is supplied in the translation.

2 sn In vv. 24-29 Samaria stands for the entire northern kingdom of Israel.

3 tn The Hebrew text has simply “Israel” as the object of the verb.