2 Kings 17 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Then the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 invaded ^H5927 the entire ^H3605 land ^H776, and went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to Samaria ^H8111 and besieged ^H6696 H5921 it for three ^H7969 years ^H8141.

Now this came ^H1961 about ^H1961 because ^H3588 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 had sinned ^H2398 against the LORD ^H3068 their God ^H430, who had brought ^H5927 them up ^H5927 from the land ^H776 of Egypt ^H4714, from under ^H8478 the hand ^H3027 of Pharaoh ^H6547, king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714; and they had [fn]feared ^H3372 other ^H312 gods ^H430.

Judah ^H3063 did not keep ^H8104 the commandments ^H4687 of the LORD ^H3068 their God ^H430 either ^H1571, but they [fn]followed ^H1980 the [fn]customs ^H2708 [fn]which ^H834 Israel ^H3478 had [fn]introduced ^H6213.

When ^H3588 He had torn ^H7167 Israel ^H3478 from the house ^H1004 of David ^H1732, they made ^H4427 Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat ^H5028 king ^H4427. Then Jeroboam ^H3379 drove ^H5077 Israel ^H3478 away ^H5077 from following ^H310 the LORD ^H3068 and misled ^H2398 them into a great ^H1419 sin ^H2401.

Then the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 brought ^H935 people from Babylon ^H894, Cuthah ^H3575, [fn]Avva ^H5755, Hamath ^H2574, and Sepharvaim ^H5617, and settled ^H3427 them in the cities ^H5892 of Samaria ^H8111 in ^H8478 place ^H8478 of ^H8478 the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478. So they took ^H3423 possession ^H3423 of Samaria ^H8111 and lived ^H3427 in its cities ^H5892.

Then the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 issued ^H6680 commands ^H6680, saying ^H559, “Take ^H1980 one ^H259 of the priests ^H3548 there ^H8033 whom ^H834 you led ^H1540 into ^H1540 [fn]exile ^H1540, and have [fn]him go ^H1980 and live ^H3427 there ^H8033; and have him teach ^H3384 them the custom ^H4941 of the God ^H430 of the land ^H776.”

But every ^H1471 nation ^H1471 was still making ^H6213 gods ^H430 of its own, and they put ^H5117 them in the houses ^H1004 of the high ^H1116 places ^H1116 which ^H834 the people ^H8118 of ^H8118 Samaria ^H8118 had made ^H6213, every ^H1471 nation ^H1471 in their cities ^H5892 in which ^H834 they lived ^H3427.

To this ^H2088 day ^H3117 they act ^H6213 in accordance with the earlier ^H7223 customs ^H4941: they do not fear ^H3372 the LORD ^H3068, nor ^H369 do they [fn]follow ^H6213 their statutes ^H2708, their ordinances ^H4941, the Law ^H8451, or the commandments ^H4687 which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 commanded ^H6680 the sons ^H1121 of Jacob ^H3290, whom ^H834 He named ^H7760 H8034 Israel ^H3478.