2 Kings 18:11

11 The king of Assyria carried the Israelites away to Assyria and put them in ¹Halah, and on the ²Habor, ³the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

2 Kings 18:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:11

And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria,
&c.] Of the places he disposed of them in, after mentioned, (See Gill on 2 Kings 17:6).

2 Kings 18:11 In-Context

9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it,

10 and at the end of three years he took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

11 The king of Assyria carried the Israelites away to Assyria and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

12 because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. They neither listened nor obeyed.

13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

Cross References

• 1. 18:11 ch. 17:6; 1 Chr. 5:26
• 2. 18:11 ch. 17:6; 1 Chr. 5:26
• 3. 18:11 ch. 17:6; 1 Chr. 5:26