Cross Reference 2 KINGS 17:24 AND THE KING OF ASSYRIA BROUGHT MEN FROM BABYLON AND FROM CUTHAH AND FROM AVA AND FROM HAMATH AND FROM SEPHARVAIM AND PLACED THEM IN THE CITIES OF SAMARIA INSTEAD OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AND THEY POSSESSED SAMARIA AND DWELT IN THE CITIES THEREOF

{2 Kings 17:24} And the king 4428 of Assyria 804 brought 935 z8686 [men] from Babylon, 894 x4480 and from Cuthah, 3575 x4480 and from Ava, 5755 x4480 and from Hamath, 2574 x4480 and from Sepharvaim, 5617 and placed 3427 z8686 [them] in the cities 5892 of Samaria 8111 instead x8478 of the children 1121 of Israel: 3478 and they possessed 3423 z8799 x853 Samaria, 8111 and dwelt 3427 z8799 in the cities 5892 thereof.

am 3326, bc 678

the king:
"Then they cameª ° to¹ Zerubbabel,ª and to¹ the chiefª of the fathers,ª and saidª ° unto them, Let us buildª ° with¹ you: for¹ we seekª ° your God,ª as ye [do]; and we¹ do sacrificeª ° unto him since the daysª ¹ of Esarhaddonª kingª of Assur,ª which brought us up¹ ¹ hither.² °¹ ... And the restª of the nationsª whomª the greatª and nobleª Asnapparª brought over,ª ° and setª °² in the citiesª of¹ Samaria,ª and the restª [that are] on this sideª the river,ª and at such a time.ª" {Ezr 4:2-10}

Babylon:
"And the men² ¹ of Babylonª madeª °¹ Succothbenoth,ª and the men² ¹ of Cuthª madeª °¹ Nergal,ª and the men² ¹ of Hamathª madeª °¹ Ashima,ª" {2Kg 17:30} + "Wherefore the LORDª broughtª ° upon¹ ¹ them the captains¹ of² the host ofª the kingª of Assyria,ª which¹ tookª °¹ Manassehª among the thorns,ª and bound¹ him² ° with fetters,ª and carried² °¹ him to Babylon.ª" {2Ch 33:11}

Ava:
"And the Avites² ¹ madeª ° Nibhazª and Tartak,ª and the Sepharvites² ¹ burntª °¹ their childrenª in fireª to Adrammelechª and Anammelech,ª the godsª of Sepharvaim.ª" {2Kg 17:31} + "Hearkenª ° not¹ to¹ Hezekiah:ª for¹ thus¹ saithª ° the kingª of Assyria,ª Makeª ° [an agreement] with¹ me by a present,ª and come outª ° to¹ me, and [then] eatª ° ye every manª of his own vine,ª and every oneª of his fig tree,ª and drinkª ° ye every oneª the watersª of his cistern:ª" {2Kg 18:31} + "Where¹ [is] the kingª of Hamath,ª and the kingª of Arphad,ª and the kingª of the cityª of Sepharvaim,ª Hena,ª and Ivah?ª" {Isa 37:13}, Ivah

Hamath:
"Where¹ [is] the kingª of Hamath,ª and the kingª of Arpad,ª and the kingª of the cityª of Sepharvaim,ª of Hena,ª and Ivah?ª" {2Kg 19:13} + "[Is] not¹ Calnoª as Carchemish?ª [is] not¹ Hamathª as Arpad?ª [is] not¹ Samariaª as Damascus?ª" {Isa 10:9} + "Where¹ [are] the godsª of Hamathª and Arphad?ª where¹ [are] the godsª of Sepharvaim?ª and¹ have they deliveredª °¹ Samariaª out of my hand?ª ¹" {Isa 36:19}

in the cities thereof:
"In the ninthª yearª of Hosheaª the kingª of Assyriaª tookª °¹ Samaria,ª and carried² ° Israel² awayª °¹ ¹ into Assyria,ª and placedª ° them in Halahª and in Haborª [by] the riverª of Gozan,ª and in the citiesª of the Medes.ª" {2Kg 17:6} + "Theseª twelveª Jesusª sent forth,ª ° and commandedª ° them,ª saying,ª ° Goª ° notª intoª the wayª of the Gentiles,ª andª intoª [any] cityª of the Samaritansª enter¹ ye² ° not:ª" {Mtt 10:5}