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In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel in Samaria, and reigned for nine years. (2 Kings 17, 1)
Shalmaneser king of Assyria made war on Hoshea who submitted to him and paid him tribute. (2 Kings 17, 3)
But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was playing a double game with him; he had sent messengers to Sais, to the king of Egypt, and had not, as in previous years, handed over the tribute to the king of Assyria. For this the king of Assyria imprisoned him in chains. (2 Kings 17, 4)
The king of Assyria invaded the whole country and, coming to Samaria, laid siege to it for three years. (2 Kings 17, 5)
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah on the Habor, a river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. (2 Kings 17, 6)
This happened because the Israelites had sinned against Yahweh their God who had brought them out of Egypt, out of the grip of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshipped other gods, (2 Kings 17, 7)
And indeed he had torn Israel away from the House of David, and they had made Jeroboam son of Nebat king; Jeroboam had drawn Israel away from Yahweh and led them into a great sin. (2 Kings 17, 21)
The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites; these took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. (2 Kings 17, 24)
Consequently, the king of Assyria was informed as follows, 'The nations whom you deported and settled in the towns of Samaria do not know how to worship the local god, and he has set lions on them; and now these are killing them because they do not know how to worship the local god.' (2 Kings 17, 26)
So the king of Assyria gave this order, 'Send back one of the priests whom I deported from there; let him go and live there and teach them how to worship the local god.' (2 Kings 17, 27)
In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah. (2 Kings 18, 1)
He put his trust in Yahweh, God of Israel. No king of Judah after him could be compared with him -- nor any of those before him. (2 Kings 18, 5)
