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2 Kings 18:8 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 18 · verse 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 context
6For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
7And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
8He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
9And 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.
10And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- watchmennâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- bordersgᵉbûwlproperly, a cordH1366 →
- fencedmibtsâra fortification, castle, or fortified cityH4013 →
- smotenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- towermigdâla towerH4026 →
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We have here a general account of the reign of Hezekiah. It appears, by comparing his age with his father's, that he was born when his father was about eleven or twelve years old, divine Providence so ordering that he might be of full age, and fit for business, when the measure of his father's iniquity should be full.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8