2 Kings 17:24
And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 17:6 describes the deportation of Israel, which precedes the resettlement of foreigners in verse 24 — cause and effect.
2 Kings 17:30 continues the narrative by listing the idols the new settlers brought, directly expanding this verse.
In 2 Kings 17:31, the same foreign settlers are shown worshiping their own gods, continuing the account of their idolatry.
In 2 Kings 17:26, the resettled peoples complain about lions sent by God, continuing the narrative from verse 24.
2 Kings 19:13 similarly lists Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim as conquered cities, matching the settler origins in this verse.
2 Kings 18:34 lists Hamath and Sepharvaim among cities whose gods failed—the same cities supplying settlers in 17:24.
Ezra 4:2-10 references the same foreign resettlement of Samaria, detailing the mixed population's later opposition.
Isaiah 36:19 asks about the gods of Hamath, Arpad, and Sepharvaim — the very cities from which settlers were brought here.
Isaiah 37:13 lists Hamath and Sepharvaim among conquered cities, mirroring the places mentioned as sources of settlers here.
Ezra 4:10 mentions the rest of the nations deported by Ashurbanipal to Samaria, referring to the same resettlement policy as in 17:24.
Luke 9:52 shows Jesus sending messengers to a Samaritan village — the Samaritans originated from the foreign settlers brought here.
John 4:9 mentions the Jewish avoidance of Samaritans — these Samaritans descend from the foreigners placed here in 2 Kings 17:24.
1 Kings 16:24 records Omri naming Samaria, providing background on the city that later became the region resettled here.
Isaiah 10:9 mentions Hamath among Assyria's conquests, a city also listed as a source of settlers here.
Isaiah 10:13 records the Assyrian king boasting of removing peoples' boundaries—a boast describing the policy behind the deportation in 17:24.