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2 Kings 18:11

The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assyria;   Captivity;   Gozan;   Habor;   Halah;   Hoshea;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Medes;   Samaria;   Shalmaneser;   Siege;   Scofield Reference Index - Times of the Gentiles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Captivity of Israel and Judah;   Gozan;   Israel;   Israel-The Jews;   Jews;   Judah, Captivity of;   Media;   The Topic Concordance - Covenant;   Disobedience;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Disobedience to God;   Jews, the;   Kings;   Samaria, Ancient;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Eliakim;   Habor or Chabor;   Hoshea;   Sennacherib;   Shalmaneser;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Nahum;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gozan;   Halah;   Hoshea;   Media;   Samaria;   Sargon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gourd;   Habor;   Samaria;   Sargon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Assyria, History and Religion of;   Covenant;   Exile;   Gozan;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Samaria, Samaritans;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Habor;   Halah;   Hara;   Hezekiah;   Isaiah, Book of;   Israel;   Medes, Media;   Philistines;   Rab-Shakeh;   Shalmaneser;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Captivity;   Gozan ;   Habor ;   Halah ;   Medes, Media ;   Samaria ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gozan;   Hezekiah;   Medes;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Go'zan;   Ha'bor;   Shalmane'ser;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Captivities of Israel;   Tribe;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Captivity;   Gozan;   Habor;   Halah;   Hara;   Medes;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Assyria;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hara;   Hezekiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The king of Assyria deported the Israelites to Assyria and put them in Halah, along the Habor (Gozan’s river), and in the cities of the Medes,
Hebrew Names Version
The king of Ashshur carried Yisra'el away to Ashshur, and put them in Halach, and on the Havor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Madai,
King James Version
And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
English Standard Version
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,
New Century Version
The king of Assyria took the Israelites away to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
New English Translation
The king of Assyria deported the people of Israel to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.
Amplified Bible
Then the king of Assyria sent Israel into exile to Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of [the city of] Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
New American Standard Bible
Then the king of Assyria led Israel into exile to Assyria, and put them in Halah and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
World English Bible
The king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the King of Asshur did carry away Israel vnto Asshur, and put them in Halah and in Habor, by the riuer of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the king of Assyria took Israel away into exile to Assyria, and put them in Halah and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
Contemporary English Version
The king of Assyria took the Israelites away as prisoners; he forced some of them to live in the town of Halah, others to live near the Habor River in the territory of Gozan, and still others to live in towns where the Median people lived.
Complete Jewish Bible
The king of Ashur carried Isra'el away captive to Ashur and settled them in Halach, in Havor on the Gozan River and in the cities of the Medes.
Darby Translation
And the king of Assyria carried away Israel to Assyria, and settled them in Halah and by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes;
Easy-to-Read Version
The king of Assyria took the Israelites as prisoners to Assyria. He made them live in Halah, on the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.
George Lamsa Translation
And the king of Assyria carried away Israel to Assyria and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, the cities of Media,
Good News Translation
The Assyrian emperor took the Israelites to Assyria as prisoners and settled some of them in the city of Halah, some near the Habor River in the district of Gozan, and some in the cities of Media.
Lexham English Bible
Then the king of Assyria deported Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Habor, in the river regions of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
Literal Translation
and the king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor by the river Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge of Assiria caried Israel awaye vnto Assiria, and set them at Halah and Habor by the water Gosan, and in the cities of the Meedes.
American Standard Version
And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
Bible in Basic English
And the king of Assyria took Israel away as prisoners into Assyria, placing them in Halah and in Habor on the river Gozan, and in the towns of the Medes;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king of Assyria dyd cary away Israel vnto Assyria, & put them in Halah and in Habor by the riuer of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put them in Halah, and in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes;
King James Version (1611)
And the king of Assyria did carie away Israel vnto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the riuer of Gozan, & in the cities of the Medes:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king of the Assyrians carried away the Samaritans to Assyria, and put them in Alae and in Abor, by the river Gozan, and in the mountains of the Medes;
English Revised Version
And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put them in Halah, and in Habor, [on] the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and the kyng of Assiriens translatide Israel in to Assiriens, and settyde hem in Haila, and in Habor, ryueris of Gozam, in the citees of Medeis;
Young's Literal Translation
and the king of Asshur removeth Israel to Asshur, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor [by] the river Gozan, and [in] cities of the Medes,
Update Bible Version
And the king of Assyria carried Israel away to Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king of Assyria carried away Israel to Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor [by] the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
New King James Version
Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria, and put them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
New Living Translation
At that time the king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and placed them in colonies in Halah, along the banks of the Habor River in Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
New Life Bible
Then the king of Assyria carried the people of Israel away against their will to Assyria. He had them live in Halah and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
New Revised Standard
The king of Assyria carried the Israelites away to Assyria, settled them in Halah, on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the king of Assyria drave away Israel to Assyria, - and settled them in Halah, and in Habor, by the river of Gozan, and the mountains of Media:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the king of the Assyrians carried away Israel into Assyria, and placed them in Hala, and in Habor, by the rivers of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes.
Revised Standard Version
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,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away into exile to Assyria, and put them in Halah and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

Contextual Overview

9In the fourth year of Hezekiah's reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it. 10And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. 11The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.12This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant-all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded-and would neither listen nor obey. 13In the fourteenth year of the reign of Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. 14So Hezekiah king of Judah sent word to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, "I have done wrong; withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand from me." And the king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 15Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace. 16At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the king: 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 19:11, 1 Chronicles 5:26, Isaiah 7:8, Isaiah 8:4, Isaiah 9:9-21, Isaiah 10:5, Isaiah 10:11, Isaiah 37:12, Hosea 8:8, Hosea 8:9, Hosea 9:3, Amos 5:1-3, Amos 5:6, Amos 5:25-27, Acts 7:43

Halah: It is thought, with much probability, that Halah, or Chalach, is Ptolemy's Calachene, the northern part of Assyria; that Habor, or Chabor, is the mountain or mountainous country, between Media and Assyria, called by Ptolemy, בגשסבע, Chaboras; and that Gozan is Gauzanitis of Ptolemy, situated between that mountain and the Caspian sea, and between the two channels of the river Cyrus.

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:33 - because they have 1 Kings 14:15 - shall scatter 2 Kings 17:23 - So was Israel 2 Kings 18:32 - I come 2 Kings 21:8 - will I make 2 Kings 23:27 - I will remove 2 Chronicles 32:1 - king of Assyria Isaiah 10:13 - I have removed Hosea 11:5 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?"
Genesis 17:24
So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
Genesis 18:11
And Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years. Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.
Genesis 18:12
So she laughed to herself, saying, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?"
Genesis 18:18
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
Genesis 18:21
I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out."
Genesis 31:35
Rachel said to her father, "Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period." So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.
Leviticus 15:19
When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, for seven days she will be unclean due to menstruation, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both of them were well along in years.
Luke 1:18
"How can I be sure of this?" Zechariah asked the angel. "I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria,.... Of the places he disposed of them in, after mentioned,

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These verses repeat the account given in the marginal reference. The extreme importance of the event may account for the double insertion.


 
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