1 Chronicles 5: The Tribes East of the Jordan

The genealogy turns to Reuben, who lost his firstborn rights to Joseph’s sons, though Judah produced Israel’s ruler. Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh defeated the Hagrites when they called on God in battle and trusted Him, but they later turned to other gods, and God sent Assyria to carry them into exile.

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Who does 1 Chronicles 5:26 say was ultimately behind the Assyrian king’s taking the eastern tribes into exile?

The Hagrites, who paid Assyria to avenge their defeatIsrael’s God, who moved the Assyrian king to actThe leaders of Judah, who wanted the land for themselvesThe Egyptians, who urged Assyria to attack Israel