2 Raja-raja 16:9

16:9 The king of Assyria responded favorably to his request; ¹  he ²  attacked Damascus and captured it. He deported the people ³  to Kir and executed Rezin.

2 Raja-raja 17:6

17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea’s reign, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the people of Israel ⁴  to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.

2 Raja-raja 17:24

The King of Assyria Populates Israel with Foreigners

17:24 The king of Assyria brought foreigners ⁵  from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria ⁶  in place of the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.

[16:9]  ¹ tn Heb “listened to him.”

[16:9]  ² tn Heb “the king of Assyria.”

[16:9]  ³ tn Heb “it.”

[17:6]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text has simply “Israel” as the object of the verb.

[17:24]  ⁵ tn The object is supplied in the translation.

[17:24]  ⁶ sn In vv. 24-29 Samaria stands for the entire northern kingdom of Israel.