Hamath. Compare 2 Kings 17:24.
Arpad.. city of Syria, north-west of Aleppo. Now identified with Tell Erfud.
Sepharvairn. On the Euphrates, north of Babylon. See note on 2 Kings 17:24.
Hena, and Ivah. Probably the names of gods or goddesses.
Samaria. See note on 2Ki 17:5, 2 Kings 17:24. Hamath, Arpad, and Samaria are all mentioned in the inscriptions at Khorsabad. See note on 2 Kings 17:21.