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until the Lord removed Israel from his presence, as the Lord spoke by all his servants the prophets; and Israel was removed from off their land to the Assyrians until this day.
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And the king of Assyria brought from Babylon the men of Chutha, from Aia, and from Aemath, and Seppharvaim, and they were settled in the cities of Samaria in the place of the children of Israel: and they inherited Samaria, and were settled in its cities.
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And it was so at the beginning of their establishment there they feared not the Lord, and the Lord sent lions among them, and they slew some of them.
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And they spoke to the king of the Assyrians, saying, The nations whom thou hast removed and substituted in the cities of Samaria , know not the manner of the God of the land: and he has sent the lions against them, and, behold, they are slaying them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
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And the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying, Bring some thence, and let them go and dwell there, and they shall teach them the manner of the God of the land.