מלכים ב, פרק י״ח, פסוק י״א

The final collapse of the Kingdom of Israel resulted in a mass uprooting of its people, forcing them to resettle across the vast expanses of the Assyrian Empire. The Assyrian king who carried out this specific deportation was Sargon, the successor to Shalmaneser [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. After forcibly removing the Israelites from their homeland, the king deliberately placed them in new, permanent locations to establish their residence in foreign territory [מצודת ציון]. These assigned destinations included Halah and Habor, regions situated along the Gozan River, as well as various cities within the land of Media [ביאור שטיינזלץ].