CLV(i)
24 And the king of Asshur brings in from Babylon and from Cutha, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and causes [them] to dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the sons of Israel, and they possess Samaria, and dwell in its cities;"
25 and it comes to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared Yahweh, and Yahweh does send among them the lions, and they are destroying among them.
26 And they speak to the king of Asshur, saying, `The nations that you have removed, and do place in the cities of Samaria, have not known the custom of the Elohim of the land, and He sends among them the lions, and lo, they are destroying them, as they do not know the custom of the Elohim of the land..
27 And the king of Asshur commands, saying, `Cause to go thither one of the priests whom you removed thence, and they go and dwell there, and he does teach them the custom of the Elohim of the land..
28 And one of the priests whom they removed from Samaria comes in, and dwells in Beth-El, and he is teaching them how they do fear Yahweh,
29 and they are making each nation its elohims, and place [them] in the houses of the high places that the Samaritans have made, each nation in their cities where they are dwelling.
30 And the men of Babylon have made Succoth-Benoth, and the men of Cuth have made Nergal, and the men of Hamath have made Ashima,
31 and the Avites have made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites are burning their sons with fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, elohims of Sepharvim.
32 And they are fearing Yahweh, and make to themselves from their extremities priests of high places, and they are acting for them in the house of the high places.
33 Yahweh they are fearing, and their elohims they are serving, according to the custom of the nations whence they removed them.