And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser 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.
Ver. 26. And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul.] "Howbeit he meant not so, neither was it in his heart to think so," - viz., that God set him on, - "but it was in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few." Isa 10:7
King of Assyria.] Though the Assyrians took their names from Ashur, son of Shem, Genesis 10:22 1Ch 1:17 yet the kingdom seemeth, saith one, to be raised amongst them by the prosperity of Cush, the son of Ham. Gen 10:6-11