Assyria resettles Samaria
The king of Assyria settled people from several nations in Samaria. After lions killed some of them, an exiled Israelite priest taught them how to worship the LORD, but they continued serving their own gods as well (2 Kings 17:24-41).
24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. 25Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. 26So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”
