2 Kings 18:8
6 For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
7 And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
9 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
10 And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
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
And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Read in contextIsaiah 14:29
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent’s root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
Read in context2 Chronicles 28:18
The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
Read in context1 Chronicles 4:41
And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
Read in context2 Chronicles 26:10
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
Read in contextIsaiah 5:2
And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
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