2 Kings 18:8
6 He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.
7 And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.
He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
9 In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
10 And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
- KJV
- He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
- WEB
- He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
- ASV
- He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
- DARBY
- He smote the Philistines unto Gazah and its borders, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.
- BLB
- He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza and its border, from a tower of watchers to a fortified city.
- ÅB
- Han slo filistrene og tok deres land like til Gasa og de omliggende bygder like fra vakttårnene til de faste byer.
- OTB
- Han beseiret filisterne så langt som til Gaza og dens område, fra vakttårn til befestet by.
- B1930
- Han slo filistrene og tok deres land like til Gasa og de omliggende bygder like fra vakttårnene til de faste byer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Kings 17:9
The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:29
Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.
Read in context2 Chronicles 28:18
The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.
Read in context1 Chronicles 4:41
These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
Read in context2 Chronicles 26:10
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:2
He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
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