And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river of Gozan, unto this day.
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“Habor” here seems to be a city or a district, not a river as a marginal reference suggests. There is some reason to believe that districts among t…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The captivity of the three eastern tribes. A fuller account may be read in 2 Kings 17:6–18.
John Gill
JohnGill
And the God of Israel The Targum is, ``the word of the God of Israel:'' stirred up the spirit of Pul king of …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
This chapter gives some account of the two tribes and a half seated on the east side of Jordan. They were taken captive by the king of Assyria beca…
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Albert Barnes
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