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 refers to the Assyrian policy of forced relocation, where conquered peoples were moved to different territories to prevent rebellion. Ashurbanipal (called Asnapper here) was a powerful Assyrian king who continued this practice, settling various foreign groups in the former northern kingdom of Israel after 722 BC. These relocated peoples had mixed with remaining Israelites to form the Samaritan population.
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