God of Israel. Note Elohim: not Jehovah, as dealing with Gentiles; but Israel, as not forgetting His covenant-relation though stirring up enemies.
spirit. Hebrew. ruach.App-9.
Pul . . . and . . . Tilgath-pilneser. Two names of one person: Pul, the original and official name in Babylon of this usurper; Tilgath, his official name in Assyria, which he assumed from an earlier king. Compare 2Ki_15:19.
Halah . . . Gozan. Whither the Israelites west of Jordan were deported by Sargon (2Ki_15:29, 2Ki_17:6; 2Ki_18:11).