וַיָּבֵ֣א מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֡וּר מִבָּבֶ֡ל וּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָה וּמֵעַוָּ֤א וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ וּסְפַרְוַ֔יִם וַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן תַּ֖חַת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃
亞述王從巴比倫、古他、亞瓦、哈馬和西法瓦音遷來人，把他們安置在撒馬利亞的各城，代替以色列人；他們就佔有了撒馬利亞，住在它的各城中。
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].