2 Kings 18:11

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:

Cross-reference

2 Kings 17:6 gives the identical account of Israel's deportation to Assyria.

2 Kings 17:23 confirms the same deportation event and adds that it fulfilled God's warning through prophets.

2 Kings 23:27 explicitly references God removing Israel as he did in 18:11, using it as a pattern for Judah's judgment.

2 Kings 21:8 states God would not have caused Israel to wander if they obeyed, contrasting with the actual deportation in 18:11.

Acts 7:43 Citation

Acts 7:43 quotes Amos's prophecy of exile, linking the NT to this historical event.

Amos 5:25–27 Prophetic fulfillment

Amos 5:25-27 explicitly prophesies exile 'beyond Damascus' — fulfilled by this deportation.

Amos 5:1–3 Prophetic fulfillment

Amos 5:1-3 laments 'Fallen is Virgin Israel' — a prophetic mourning for this fall.

Hosea 9:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Hosea 9:3 prophesies Ephraim will eat unclean food in Assyria — the very exile recorded here.

Hosea 8:9 Prophetic fulfillment

Hosea 8:9 says Israel has 'gone up to Assyria' — directly matching the exile destination.

Hosea 8:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Hosea 8:8 depicts Israel 'swallowed up among the nations' — a prophetic image of this exile.

Isaiah 10:11 Historical context

Isaiah 10:11 quotes the Assyrian king comparing Jerusalem's fate to Samaria's — the same destruction described here.

Isaiah 8:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 8:4 prophesies the taking of Samaria's spoil by Assyria — fulfilled when Israel is deported.

Isaiah 7:8 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 7:8 prophesies Ephraim will be broken within 65 years — fulfilled by the deportation here.

1 Chronicles 5:26 Historical context

1 Chronicles 5:26 records an earlier deportation of Transjordan tribes to the same locations — Halah, Habor, Gozan.

Hosea 11:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Hosea 11:5 prophesied that Israel would be oppressed by Assyria, fulfilled by the deportation in 18:11.

1 Kings 14:15 Prophetic fulfillment

1 Kings 14:15 prophesies scattering beyond the Euphrates — exactly this Assyrian exile.

Isaiah 10:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 10:5 identifies Assyria as God's rod of anger — the instrument used to deport Israel here.

Isaiah 10:13 Historical context

Isaiah 10:13 records the Assyrian king's boast of conquest, revealing the pride behind the deportation described in 18:11.

Isaiah 37:12 Historical context

Isaiah 37:12 mentions Gozan, one of the exile locations, confirming the historical setting.

Isaiah 9:9-21 declares judgment on Israel for pride — the same nation deported here as punishment.