II Kings 17:6
The Scripture
(6) In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Because of Israel's persistent idolatry and refusal to heed the prophets, the LORD allowed Shalmaneser king of Assyria to conquer Samaria and carry Israel away into captivity. The Assyrians then resettled the land with foreign peoples who adopted a mixed worship of the LORD alongside their own idols.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Kings 18:10II Kings 18:11Hosea 1:6Hosea 1:9Hosea 13:16Leviticus 26:32Leviticus 26:33Leviticus 26:38Deuteronomy 4:25Deuteronomy 4:26Deuteronomy 4:27Deuteronomy 4:28
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