. The comprehensive commentary on the Holy Bible : containing the text according to the Authorised version : Scott's marginal references : Matthew Henry's commentary, condensed ... the practical observations of Thomas Scott : with extensive notes, selected from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [et al.]. yilldniton giveshis hieroglyphical name (cut) Sabakoftep,or Sabakof. Isl of tlie 25th Dynasty. (Ethi-opian.)CAamp. reads Scbekotepli,and thinksit the same with Sebechus, son of Sabba-con. 5, inhabitants of Samaria doubtlessendured great extremities, in the long siegeand terrible destructi
. The comprehensive commentary on the Holy Bible : containing the text according to the Authorised version : Scott's marginal references : Matthew Henry's commentary, condensed ... the practical observations of Thomas Scott : with extensive notes, selected from Scott, Doddridge, Gill [et al.]. yilldniton giveshis hieroglyphical name (cut) Sabakoftep,or Sabakof. Isl of tlie 25th Dynasty. (Ethi-opian.)CAamp. reads Scbekotepli,and thinksit the same with Sebechus, son of Sabba-con. 5, inhabitants of Samaria doubtlessendured great extremities, in the long siegeand terrible destruction of the city : but thebrevity of the sacred historian seems slg-, . ™,. nificantly to intimate, that the Lord did not^ J V^ j now notice their affliction, as He had donel^feH^Kl r^!—»ts£^ before the measure of their iniquities wasfilled. (14:26,27. 18:9—12, Hos. 8:7, 8. 10:14, 15. 13:15, 16. Mic. 1:5—7.)—When Shalmaneser had taken Sama-ria, and become absolute master of the whole land, he formed the pro-ject of changing the inhabitants, and in part accomplished it : but it. was more fully completed by Esar-haddon,his grandson, several yearsafterwards. (Ezra 4:2.) It is, however, liere spoken of by anlici-jiation. Yet it seems, that some of the poorer Israelites were at lastloll in the land, many of whom were incorporated witli the new in-habitants. (2 Chr. 3!:B, 7.) But, as the northern part of the country,called Galilee, was, in the time of Christ, inhabited by persons ac-knowledged to be of the seed of Israel, who went up to Jerusalem toworship ; whilst tlie middle of the country was occupied by the Sama-ritans, who were of another origin and religion; it is probable the newinhabitants did not so fully occupy the northern, as the middle partsof the land.—Probably, the Israelites, who were carried captive to agreat distance, in the dominions of the conqueror, were chiefly incor-porated among the nations : yet some of them seemed to have retain-ed the knowledge
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