For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
Ver. 4. For his princes were at Zoan.] Where Pharaoh kept his court, and Moses had done his miracles.
And his ambassadors came to Hanes.] This was, saith Jerome, a famous city in the utmost part of Egypt, toward Ethiopia. Oecolampadius saith it lay beyond Egypt. So far did these men travel and trouble themselves in seeking foreign help, when they might have stayed at home to better purpose.