2 Kings 17:23-25

Expanded Bible

²³ until the Lord removed the Israelites from his ·presence [sight], just as he had ·said [warned; 14:15–16; 1 Kin. 9:7] through all his servants the prophets. So the Israelites were ·taken out of [carried into exile/deported from] their land to Assyria, and they have been there to this day.

The Beginning of the Samaritan People

²⁴ The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and ·put [settled] them in the cities of Samaria to replace the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel]. These people took ·over [possession of] Samaria and lived in the cities. ²⁵ At first they did not ·worship [revere; fear] the Lord, so he sent lions among them which killed some of them.