And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time.
And the rest of the nations that the great and noble Ashurbanipal brought over and settled in the cities of Samaria, and the rest who live on this side of the river, and so forth.
The writer is listing other foreign peoples who were also relocated by the Assyrian king and now oppose the Jewish rebuilding efforts.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a letter written to challenge the Jewish efforts to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, referencing the earlier Assyrian conquests. Asnapper, likely the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, had deported people from conquered nations and resettled them in places like Samaria to maintain control over the region. This historical mixing of populations created ongoing tensions between the returned Jewish exiles and the Samaritans, who were seen as outsiders to pure Jewish worship.
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