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250 GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE IN PTIVITY
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THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
The punishment soon came. First, there was rebel• lion on the part of the poor and downtrodden, and then the Assyrians invaded the land and all prosperity was at an end.
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a:i: tried to gain the friendship of the king of Assyria by
Assyria was the growing nation. The king of Israel
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ofls o ering gifts of great value. He even promised to
pay tribute and to be his faithful ally in order to be free from invasion. But the sins and idolatry of Israel had to be punished, and the king of Assyria came down upon the Kingdom of Israel, laid waste the
eF l country, and besieged Samaria. The city was cap t a tured, the king was cast into prison, and the Samari tans were taken captives. They were brought into
