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 Gozan, unto this day.
Por lo cual el Dios de Israel despertó el espíritu de Pul rey de los Asirios, y el espíritu de Tiglat-pileser rey de los Asirios, el cual trasportó a los rubenitas y gaditas y a la media tribu de Manasés, y los llevó a Halah, y a Habor y a Ara, y al río de Gozán, hasta hoy.
Brought them unto Halah] See the notes on the parallel places marked in the margin, for many particulars of these wars, and consequent captivity.
It is a pity that some method were not found out to harmonize the books of Kings with the books of Chronicles, that the variations might be seen at one view.
Ver. 26. And the God of Israel , etc.] The Targum is, “the word of the God of Israel:” stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria : in the times of Menahem king of Israel: and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser ; in the times of Pekah king of Israel, to invade the land, and make war in it: and he carried them away : not the former, but the latter: even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh ; these entirely together, with some other parts of the land, (see 2 Kings 15:29) and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan ; to the very same places where afterwards Salmaneser carried the ten tribes, or what remained of them, (see 2 Kings 17:6) unto this day ; the times of Ezra, the writer of this book, after the tribe of Judah returned from the captivity of Babylon; but the ten tribes remained where they were carried, and have not returned even to this day.
--This chapter gives some account of the two tribes and a half seate on the east side of Jordan. They were made captives by the king of Assyria, because they had forsaken the Lord. Only two things are her recorded concerning these tribes. 1. They all shared in a victoryHappy is that people who live in harmony together, who assist eac other against the common enemies of their souls, trusting in the Lord and calling upon him. 2. They shared in captivity. They would have the bestland, not considering that it lay most exposed. The desire of earthly objects draws to a distance from God's ordinances, and prepare men for destruction __________________________________________________________________
