And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
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Interpretation
The terror of the Almighty will sometimes produce a forced or feigned submission in unconverted men; like those brought from different countries to inhabit Israel.
Read with
This thought runs through 2 Kings 17:24-28.
Glossary
- Samaria Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Samaria.
- Assyria Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
- Avva Place
- A place in Assyria from which colonies were brought to Samaria ( 2 Kings 17:24 ). It is probably the same with Ivah (18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13 ). It has been identified with Hit on the Euphrates. Modern identification: Kafr Aya.
- Babylon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
- Cuth Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Ibrahim.
- Hamath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Hama.
- Sepharvaim Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: between Damascus and Hamath.