^{5 Ref} And the king of Asshur goeth up into all the land, and he goeth up to Samaria, and layeth siege against it three years;

^{6 Ref} in the ninth year of Hoshea hath the king of Asshur captured Samaria, and removeth Israel to Asshur, and causeth them to dwell in Halah, and in Habor, `by' the river Gozan, and `in' the cities of the Medes.