1In the twelfth year of King Ahaz, Hoshea, son of Elah, popped off as ruler in Samaria for nine years.

2He was lowkey sus, doing evil in the Lord's eyes, but not as savage as the kings before him.

3Then Shalmaneser, the king of Assyria, rolled up on him; Hoshea became his servant and brought him some gifts, no cap.

4The king of Assyria peeped a conspiracy with Hoshea, 'cause he sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, but didn’t bring gifts like he usually did. So, the king of Assyria locked him up, straight up.

5The king of Assyria came through the whole land, hit up Samaria, and laid siege for three whole years.

6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria and took Israel away to Assyria, placing them in Halah and Habor by the river Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

7This happened 'cause the Israelites were wildin', sinning against the Lord their God, who brought them up from Egypt and freed them from Pharaoh's grip, but they still feared other gods.

8They were vibing with the customs of the nations that the Lord kicked out before them and the kings of Israel they made.

9The Israelites were doing shady stuff against the Lord their God, building high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortified city.

10They set up images and groves on every high hill and under every green tree, straight bussin'.

11They were out here burning incense in all the high places, just like the sus peeps the Lord kicked out before them; they were doing wicked stuff to get God mad.

12They were serving idols, and the Lord was like, "Nah fam, don’t do that."

13But the Lord was calling out Israel and Judah through all the prophets and seers, saying, "Yo, turn from your bad vibes and keep my commandments and laws like I told your fam."

14They didn’t listen though, hardening their necks like their ancestors who didn’t believe in the Lord their God.

15They ghosted His statutes, rejected the covenant He made with their ancestors, and followed empty stuff, getting all vain by chasing after the heathen vibes around them, even though the Lord was like, "Don’t be like them."

16They ditched all the commandments of the Lord their God, made some molten images, two calves, set up a grove, and worshipped all the heavenly hosts while serving Baal.

17They even had their kids pass through fire, dabbled in divination and enchantments, selling themselves out to do evil in God's sight, making Him mad.

18So the Lord was super angry with Israel and kicked them out of His sight; only the tribe of Judah was left.

19But Judah wasn’t keeping the commandments of the Lord their God either, instead walking in the statutes that Israel made.

20The Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, put them through it, and handed them over to spoilers until He had cast them out of His sight.

21So, he split Israel from David's fam; Jeroboam, Nebat's kid, got crowned king and led Israel to sin hard, no cap.

22The Israelites totally vibed with all the sins Jeroboam pulled; they didn’t dip from that drama.

23Until the Lord ghosted Israel, just like He said through the prophets. So, Israel got taken outta their crib to Assyria, fr.

24The Assyrian king brought peeps from Babylon, Cuthah, Ava, Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and dropped them in Samaria instead of the Israelites: they took over Samaria and chilled in their cities.

25When they first moved in, they weren’t feeling the Lord at all, so He sent lions to mess with them, and some got wrecked.

26They hit up the Assyrian king, like, "The nations you brought here don’t know the God of the land, so He sent lions to slay them, 'cause they don’t get the vibes."

27The king of Assyria was like, "Yo, send one of the priests you brought back; let him chill here and teach them the God vibes."

28So, one of the priests from Samaria came and hung out in Beth-el, teaching them how to respect the Lord.

29But every nation was making their own gods and putting them in the high places the Samaritans built, each nation doing their thing in their cities.

30The Babylon crew made Succoth-benoth, the Cuth homies made Nergal, and the Hamath squad made Ashima, straight up.

31The Avites were out here making Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites were straight up burning their kids for Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. Sus vibes.

32They lowkey feared the Lord and got the bottom tier of them to be priests at the high places, sacrificing in those spots. Lit move.

33They feared the Lord but still served their own gods, just like the nations they got taken from. No cap.

34To this day, they still do things the old way: no fear of the Lord, totally ignoring His laws and rules for Jacob's fam, aka Israel. Periodt.

35The Lord made a promise with them, saying, "Don’t fear other gods, don’t bow down, don’t serve or sacrifice to them." Bet.

36But the Lord who pulled you outta Egypt with mad power and a flexed arm, He’s the one you should fear and worship, and sacrifice to. Goated.

37Keep those rules and laws He gave you forever; don’t fear other gods. Bussin' reminder.

38And don’t forget the covenant I made with you; don’t fear other gods, fr.

39Fear the Lord your God, and He’ll save you from all your enemies. Savage.

40But they didn’t listen and kept doing things their old way. Pop off, I guess.

41So these nations were shook by the Lord and served their idols, like their fam and even their kids doin' the same vibe today.

1In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

3Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

4And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

5Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.

6In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

7For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

8And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

9And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the Lord their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

10And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:

11And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger:

12For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.

13Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God.

15And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them.

16And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

17And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.

18Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

19Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

20And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

21For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the Lord, and made them sin a great sin.

22For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;

23Until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.

24And 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.

25And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

26Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

27Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.

28Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth–el, and taught them how they should fear the Lord.

29Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

30And the men of Babylon made Succoth–benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

31And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

32So they feared the Lord, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.

33They feared the Lord, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

34Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the Lord, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the Lord commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

35With whom the Lord had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

36But the Lord, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.

37And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.

38And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.

39But the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

40Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

41So these nations feared the Lord, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children’s children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.