2 Kings 17:24-26

Evangelical Heritage Version

New Settlers in Israel

²⁴ The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and he settled them in the cities of Samaria in the place of the people of Israel. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities. ²⁵ When they began to settle there, they did not fear the Lord, so the Lord sent lions among them. The lions were killing people, ²⁶ so they said to the king of Assyria, “The peoples whom you deported and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the customs of the god of the land. That is why he has sent lions among them, and the lions are killing people, because there aren’t any people left who know the customs of the god of the land.”