Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

In the cities thereof

Bible References

Babylon

2 Kings 17:30
The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
2 Chronicles 33:11
So the Lord sent against them the captains of the army of Assyria, who made Manasseh a prisoner and took him away in chains to Babylon.

In the cities thereof

2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and took Israel away to Assyria, placing them in Halah and in Habor on the river Gozan, and in the towns of the Medes.
Matthew 10:5
These twelve Jesus sent out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria,

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain