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So 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 away the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, to this day.
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Verse 26. Assur. These princes were scourges in the hand of God, to punish the guilty. Bible.—The former forced Israel to pay tribute; the latter carried many into captivity, 4 Kennicott. 15:19, 29 and 16:7. Calmet.—Lahela, or Hala and Haber, cities watered by the river Gozan.—Ara; perhaps Rages. Tobit 1:16, and so forth D.
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