2 Kings 18 · Verse 8

2 Kings 18:8

He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
2 Kings 18:8, King James Version

2 Kings 18:8 in other translations

BSBHe defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
WEBHe struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
ASVHe smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
YLThe hath smitten the Philistines unto Gaza, and its borders, from a tower of watchers unto the fenced city.
DARBYHe smote the Philistines unto Gazah and its borders, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.
BBEHe overcame the Philistines as far as Gaza and its limits, from the tower of the watchman to the walled town.
WebsterHe smote the Philistines, even to Gaza, and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

What does 2 Kings 18:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 18:7-8

7-8. he rebelled against the king of Assyria--that is, the yearly tribute his father had stipulated to pay, he, with imprudent haste, withdrew. Pursuing the policy of a truly theocratic sovereign, he was, through the divine blessing which rested on his government, raised to a position of great public and national strength. Shalmaneser had withdrawn from Palestine, being engaged perhaps in a war with Tyre, or…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 From the tower of the watchmen - See the same words, 2Kgs 17:9 (note). It seems a proverbial mode of expression: he reduced every kind of fortification; nothing was able to stand before him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 18:1-8

Hezekiah was a true son of David. Some others did that which was right, but not like David. Let us not suppose that when times and men are bad, they must needs grow worse and worse; that does not follow: after many bad kings, God raised one up like David himself. The brazen serpent had been carefully preserved, as a memorial of God's goodness to their fathers in the wilderness; but it was idle and wicked to burn…

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2 Kings 18:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הֽוּא\־hu'-heH1931
הִכָּ֧הhi.Kahhe struck downH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
עַזָּ֖ה'a.ZahGazaH5804
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָge.vu.Lei.haterritories itsH1366
מִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.Dalfrom a tower ofH4026
נוֹצְרִ֖יםnotz.RimwatchmenH5341
עַד\־'ad-untoH5704
עִ֥יר'ira city ofH5892
מִבְצָֽר\׃\ \פmiv.TzarfortificationH4013

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Cross references for 2 Kings 18:8

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 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.

  • 2 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.

  • 1 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.

  • 2 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.

  • Isaiah 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Philistines.
1Ch 4:41; 2Ch 28:18; Isa 14:29
Gaza. Heb. Azzah. from the tower.
17:9; 2Ch 26:10; Isa 5:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 18:7

    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.

  • 2 Kings 18:8

    He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

  • 2 Kings 18:9

    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.

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2 Kings 18:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hirió también á los Filisteos hasta Gaza y sus términos, desde las torres de las atalayas hasta la ciudad fortalecida.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il frappa les Philistins jusqu’à Gaza, et ses confins, depuis la tour des gardes jusqu’à la ville forte.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er schlug die Philister bis Gasa und verheerte dessen Gebiet, vom Turme der Wächter an bis zu der festen Stadt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ipse percussit Philisthæos usque ad Gazam, et omnes terminos eorum, a turre custodum usque ad civitatem munitam.