וַיָּבֵ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֡וּר מִבָּבֶ֡ל וּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָה וּמֵעַוָּ֤א וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ וּסְפַרְוַ֔יִם וַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן תַּ֖חַת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃
Il re d'Assiria fece venire gente da Babilonia, da Cuta, da Avva, da Hamat e da Sefarvaim, e la stabilì nelle città di Samaria al posto dei figli d'Israele; essi presero possesso di Samaria e abitarono nelle sue città.
Rashi
the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin They are the nations whom Sannecherib settled in the land Israel, as it says (II Kings 17:24): “And the king of Assyria brought [people] from Babylonia and from Cuthah and from Avvah and from Hamath and from Sepharvaim, and he settled them in the cities of Samaria instead of the Children of Israel.”
Rashi
the Apharesites They are the Persians whom Sennacherib settled in the cities of Samaria.
Rashi
They are lion-proselytes - it is explained in the book of Kings: "GOD sent lions against them" [II Kings 17:25] and that there was written regarding Samaritans: "The king of Assyria brought [people] from ... Cuthah" [II Kings 17:24]. Other locations are [also] indicated [there].