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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 18:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ki 18:8 |
Strong Concordance |
He smote [05221] the Philistines [06430], even unto Gaza [05804], and the borders [01366] thereof, from the tower [04026] of the watchmen [05341] to the fenced [04013] city [05892]. |
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King James |
He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Sargon had established the complete dominion of Assyria over the Philistines. Hence, the object of Hezekiah's Philistine campaign was not so much conquest as opposition to the Assyrian power. How successful it was is indicated in the Assyrian records by the number of towns in this quarter which Sennacherib recovered before he proceeded against Jerusalem. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| From the tower of the watchmen - See the same words, Kg2 17:9 (note). It seems a proverbial mode of expression: he reduced every kind of fortification; nothing was able to stand before him. |
9 And the children [01121] of Israel [03478] did secretly [02644] those things [01697] that were not right against the LORD [03068] their God [0430], and they built [01129] them high places [01116] in all their cities [05892], from the tower [04026] of the watchmen [05341] to the fenced [04013] city [05892].