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2 Kings

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The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon and from Cuthah and from Avva and from Hamath and Sephar-vaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. So they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Assyria the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr. Noun H804 אַשּׁ֡וּר a·shur
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brought to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֵ֣א vai·ya·ve
[men] from Babylon an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital city Noun H894 מִבָּבֶ֡ל mib·ba·vel
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and from Cuthah a city of Assyr. Noun H3575 וּ֠מִ֠כּוּתָה u·mik·ku·tah
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and from Avva a city conquered by Assyr. Noun H5755 וּמֵעַוָּ֤א u·me·'av·va
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and from Hamath a place N. of Damascus Noun H2574 וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ u·me·cha·mat
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and Sephar-vaim, a city conquered by the king of Assyr. Noun H5617 וּסְפַרְוַ֔יִם u·se·far·va·yim,
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and settled to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙ vai·yo·shev
[them] in the cities city, town Noun H5892 בְּעָרֵ֣י be·'a·rei
of Samaria capital of N. kingdom of Isr. Noun H8111 שֹֽׁמְרֹ֔ון sho·me·ro·vn,
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in place underneath, below, instead of Noun H8478 תַּ֖חַת ta·chat
of the sons son Noun H1121 בְּנֵ֣י be·nei
of Israel. "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yis·ra·'el;
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So they possessed to take possession of, inherit, dispossess Verb H3423 וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙ vai·yir·shu
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Samaria capital of N. kingdom of Isr. Noun H8111 שֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון sho·me·ro·vn,
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and lived to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ vai·ye·she·vu
in its cities. city, town Noun H5892 בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃ be·'a·rei·ha.

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Assyria

ASSYRIAa-sir'-i-a:I. GEOGRAPHYII. EARLY HISTORYIII. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONSIV. POPULATIONV. TRADE AND LAWVI. ARTVII. MECHANICSVIII. FURNITURE, POTTERY AND EMBROIDERYIX. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND SCIENCEX. GOVERNMENT AND ARMYXI. RELIGIONXII. EXCAVATIONSXIII. CHRONOLOGYXIV. HISTORY1. Early Period2. The Older Empire3. The Second Empire4. Last Period and Fall of... View Details

Babylon

BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

Cuthah

CUTH; CUTHAHkuth, ku'-tha (kuth, kuthah; Choua, Chountha): The longer writing is the better of the two, and gives the Hebrew form of the name of one of the cities from which Sargon of Assyria brought colonists to fill the places of the Israelites which he deported from Samaria in 772 B.C. (2 Kings 17:24, 30). Probably in consequence of their predominating nu... View Details

Hamath

HAMATHha'-math (chamath; Hemath, Haimath; Swete also has Hemath): The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes. In Amos 6:2 it is named Great Hamath, but not necessa... View Details

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

Samaria

SAMARIA, CITY OFsa-ma'-ri-a, (shomeron; Samareia, Semeron, and other forms):(1) Shechem was the first capital of the Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 12:25). Jeroboam seems later to have removed the royal residence to Tirzah (1 Kings 14:17). After the brief reigns of Elah and Zimri came that of Omri, who reigned 6 years in Tirzah, then he purchased the hill of Sama... View Details

Sepharvaim

SEPHARVAIMsef-ar-va'-im, se-far-va'-im (cepharwayim: Sephpharouaim, Seppharoudim, Seppharoun, Seppharoumain, Eppharouaim, Sepphareim, the first two being the forms in manuscripts Alexandrinus and Vaticanus respectively, of the passages in Kings, and the last two in Isaiah):1. Formerly Identified with the Two Babylonian Sippars:This city, mentioned in 2 Kings... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon and from Cuthah and from Avva and from Hamath and Sephar-vaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. So they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
King James Bible The And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon Babylon, and from Cuthah Cuthah, and from Avva Ava, and from Hamath Hamath, and Sephar-vaim, from Sepharvaim, and settled placed them in the cities of Samaria in place instead of the sons children of Israel. So Israel: and they possessed Samaria Samaria, and lived dwelt in its cities.the cities thereof.
Hebrew Greek English The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon and from Cuthah and from Avva and from Hamath and Sephar-vaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. So they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.