And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser 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 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
AlbertBarnes