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11 The king of Assyria then deported the Israelites to Assyria and led them off to Halah, and the Habor, a river of Gozan, and the cities of the Medes. 12 This happened because they did not obey the Lord, their God, but violated his covenant; they did not obey nor do all that Moses, the servant of the Lord, commanded.(A)

Sennacherib and Hezekiah. 13 [a]In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria,[b] attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 18:13–20:19 This material is found also in Is 36–39, with one long addition (Is 38:9–20) and only a few other changes.
  2. 18:13 Sennacherib succeeded Sargon II as king of Assyria. His Judean campaign was waged in 701 B.C. See notes on 16:1–20 and 18:9.

11 The king(A) of Assyria deported Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in towns of the Medes.(B) 12 This happened because they had not obeyed the Lord their God, but had violated his covenant(C)—all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.(D) They neither listened to the commands(E) nor carried them out.

13 In the fourteenth year(F) of King Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah(G) and captured them.

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