and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over and settled in the city of Samaria, and in the rest of the country beyond the River, and so forth, wrote.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 10. Asenaphar, commonly supposed to be the Asarhaddon, though we know not that he caused any of these nations to remove thither, as Salmanasar certainly did. Calmet.—The name of the latter occurs in some copies. Lyran.—River, Euphrates.—In peace. Bible.—The original, cehenth, is neglected by the Septuagint and Arab. The Syr. reads, “Acheeneth.” Others translate, “at that time,” as if the date had been lost. Jun. and so forth—Prot. “and at such a time.” Bible.—Others suppose the writers lived “at Kineeth.” Pagnin.—But who ever heard of such a place? Le Clerc takes it to mean “and the rest,” as if the title were curtailed. But it is more probable that the text ought to be Ceheth, as verse 17, and that we should translate, “beyond the river, ( Calmet.) as now, (11) unless this word ought to be here omitted, ( Bible.) to Artaxerxes, the king, peace (and prosperity) as at present.” Calmet.—Chal. sslum ucáth, “peace even now.” Bible.—So Horace says, suaviter ut unc est, wishing a continuation of happiness. 3 Esd. (2:17) joins the last word with verse 12, “And now be it,” and so forth Cánoth may have this sense, ( Calmet.) and consequently no change is necessary. Bible.