2 Kings 17:23-24
Context17:23 Finally 1 the Lord rejected Israel 2 just as he had warned he would do 3 through all his servants the prophets. Israel was deported from its land to Assyria and remains there to this very day.
The King of Assyria Populates Israel with Foreigners
17:24 The king of Assyria brought foreigners 4 from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria 5 in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.