a saviour] A deliverer; namely, Jehoash, v. 25. and Jeroboam his son, Chap. 14. 25.
they went out] The inhabitants of those cities which the king of Syria had taken.
dwelt] Quietly and securely.
in their tents] Or in their houses. See the Notes on 1 Kings 12:16.
as before time] Heb. as yesterday, and third day.