2 Kings 25:21
Context25:21 The king of Babylon ordered them to be executed 1 at Riblah in the territory 2 of Hamath. So Judah was deported from its land.
2 Kings 16:9
Context16:9 The king of Assyria responded favorably to his request; 3 he 4 attacked Damascus and captured it. He deported the people 5 to Kir and executed Rezin.
2 Kings 17:11
Context17:11 They burned incense on all the high places just like the nations whom the Lord had driven away from before them. Their evil practices made the Lord angry. 6
2 Kings 17:28
Context17:28 So one of the priests whom they had deported from Samaria went back and settled in Bethel. 7 He taught them how to worship 8 the Lord.
2 Kings 17:33
Context17:33 They were worshiping 9 the Lord and at the same time serving their own gods in accordance with the practices of the nations from which they had been deported.
2 Kings 18:11
Context18:11 The king of Assyria deported the people of Israel 10 to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.
2 Kings 17:6
Context17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea’s reign, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the people of Israel 11 to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.
2 Kings 17:23
Context17:23 Finally 12 the Lord rejected Israel 13 just as he had warned he would do 14 through all his servants the prophets. Israel was deported from its land to Assyria and remains there to this very day.
2 Kings 17:26-27
Context17:26 The king of Assyria was told, 15 “The nations whom you deported and settled in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land, so he has sent lions among them. They are killing the people 16 because they do not know the requirements of the God of the land.” 17:27 So the king of Assyria ordered, “Take back one of the priests whom you 17 deported from there. He must settle there and teach them the requirements of the God of the land.” 18
2 Kings 24:14-15
Context24:14 He deported all the residents of Jerusalem, including all the officials and all the soldiers (10,000 people in all). This included all the craftsmen and those who worked with metal. No one was left except for the poorest among the people of the land. 24:15 He deported Jehoiachin from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with the king’s mother and wives, his eunuchs, and the high-ranking officials of the land. 19
2 Kings 25:11
Context25:11 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. 20
2 Kings 15:29
Context15:29 During Pekah’s reign over Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, 21 Gilead, and Galilee, including all the territory of Naphtali. He deported the people 22 to Assyria.
[25:21] 1 tn Heb “struck them down and killed them.”
[16:9] 3 tn Heb “listened to him.”
[16:9] 4 tn Heb “the king of Assyria.”
[17:11] 5 tn Heb “and they did evil things, angering the
[17:28] 7 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
[18:11] 11 tn The Hebrew text has simply “Israel” as the object of the verb.
[17:6] 13 tn The Hebrew text has simply “Israel” as the object of the verb.
[17:23] 16 tn Heb “the
[17:23] 17 tn Heb “just as he said.”
[17:26] 17 tn Heb “and they said to the king of Assyria, saying.” The plural subject of the verb is indefinite.
[17:26] 18 tn Heb “Look they are killing them.”
[17:27] 19 tc The second plural subject may refer to the leaders of the Assyrian army. However, some prefer to read “whom I deported,” changing the verb to a first person singular form with a third masculine plural pronominal suffix. This reading has some support from Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic witnesses.
[17:27] 20 tc Heb “and let them go and let them live there, and let him teach them the requirements of the God of the land.” The two plural verbs seem inconsistent with the preceding and following contexts, where only one priest is sent back to Samaria. The singular has the support of Greek, Syriac, and Latin witnesses.
[24:15] 21 tn Heb “and he deported Jehoiachin to Babylon; the mother of the king and the wives of the king and his eunuchs and the mighty of the land he led into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.”
[25:11] 23 tc The MT has “the multitude.” But הֶהָמוֹן (hehamon) should probably be emended to הֶאָמוֹן (he’amon).
[15:29] 25 map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.





