- the kings:
- "And the kingª of Assyriaª hearkenedª° unto¹ him: for the kingª of Assyriaª went upª° against¹ Damascus,ª and tookª° it, and carried [the people of] it captiveª° to Kir,ª and slewª° Rezin.ª" {2Kg 16:9} + "In the ninthª yearª of Hosheaª the kingª of Assyriaª tookª°¹ Samaria,ª and carried²° Israel² awayª°¹¹ 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} + "And the kingª of Assyriaª broughtª° [men] from Babylon,ª¹ and from Cuthah,ª¹ and from Ava,ª¹ and from Hamath,ª¹ and from Sepharvaim,ª and placedª° [them] in the citiesª of Samariaª instead¹ of the childrenª of Israel:ª and they possessedª°¹ Samaria,ª and dweltª° in the citiesª thereof." {2Kg 17:24} + "And the Godª of Israelª stirred upª°¹ the spiritª of Pulª kingª of Assyria,ª and the spiritª of Tilgathpilneserª kingª of Assyria,ª and he carried them away,ª° even the Reubenites,ª and the Gadites,ª and the halfª tribeª of Manasseh,ª and broughtª° them unto Halah,ª and Habor,ª and Hara,ª and to the riverª Gozan,ª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {1Ch 5:26} + "The LORDª shall bringª° upon¹ thee, and upon¹ thy people,ª and upon¹ thy father'sª house,ª daysª that¹ have not¹ come,ª° from the dayª¹ that Ephraimª departedª° from¹¹ Judah;ª [even]¹ the kingª of Assyria.ª ... And it shall come to pass¹ in that¹ day,ª [that] the LORDª shall hissª° for the flyª that¹ [is] in the uttermost partª of the riversª of Egypt,ª and for the beeª that¹ [is] in the landª of Assyria.ª" {Isa 7:17-18} + "[Is] not¹ Calnoª as Carchemish?ª [is] not¹ Hamathª as Arpad?ª [is] not¹ Samariaª as Damascus?ª ... Shall I not,¹ as¹ I have doneª° unto Samariaª and her idols,ª so¹ doª° to Jerusalemª and her idols?ª" {Isa 10:9-11}
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