The Arvadites lived in the city of Arvad, located on a rocky island in northern Phoenicia. Arvad is mentioned also in Ezek 27.8, 11.

The Zemarites were probably the inhabitants of a city in Syria, referred to in several ancient inscriptions.

The Hamathites lived in the Hittite city-state of Hamath, located in Syria on the Orontes River about 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of Damascus.

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .