6. vex--rather, "throw into consternation"
[GESENIUS].
make a breach--rather, "cleave it asunder." Their scheme was to
divide a large portion of the territory between themselves, and set up a
vassal king of their own over the rest.
son of Tabeal--unknown; a Syrian-sounding name, perhaps favored by a
party in Jerusalem
(Isa 3:6, 9, 12).
JFB.
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