22 The people of Israel walked in all the sins that Jeroboam did. They did not depart from them, 23 until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, (A)as he had spoken by all his servants the prophets. (B)So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day.

Assyria Resettles Samaria

24 (C)And the king of Assyria brought people from (D)Babylon, Cuthah, (E)Avva, (F)Hamath, and (G)Sepharvaim, 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.

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