John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 15:29

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, etc.] Into the land of Israel; he is called by a Jewish chronologer f174 , Pul-Asir; so Phul-Assar by Metasthenes f175, who says he reigned twenty five years; he very probably was the son of Pul the Assyrian king, mentioned (<121519>2 Kings 15:19), and is thought to be the same that Aelianus f176 calls Tilgamos; some think he had the first part of his name from Diglath, or Diglito, by which the river Tigris is called in Pliny f177, with which Assyria was washed; and that Pil, or Pul, is Baal, Bel, Jupiter, and Azar is Mars f178; of all which his name is composed: and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah; of which (see <111520>1 Kings 15:20), and Janoah; a city in the tribe of Ephraim, (<061606>Joshua 16:6) and Kedesh, and Hazor; cities in Naphtali: (<061936>Joshua 19:36,37) and Gilead; a country beyond Jordan, which belonged to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half tribe of Manasseh: and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; that is, upper Galilee, which lay in Naphtali: and carried them captive to Assyria; which was the first captivity of Israel in which half their tribes were carried away.

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