2 Kings 18:8 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 18:8

6 For he ^aheld fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses.

7 The Lord ^awas with him; he ^bprospered wherever he went. And he ^crebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

8 ^aHe¹ subdued the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory, ^bfrom watchtower to fortified city.

9 Now ^ait came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea the 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. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, ^athe ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

11 ^aThen the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria, and put them ^bin Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

12 because they ^adid not obey the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded; and they would neither hear nor do them.

13 And ^ain the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

14 Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; turn away from me; whatever you impose on me I will pay.” And the king of Assyria assessed Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 18:8

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American Standard Version
He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

Amplified® Bible
He smote the Philistines, even to Gaza [the most distant city] and its borders, from the [isolated] watchtower to the [populous] fortified city.

Contemporary English Version
Hezekiah defeated the Philistine towns as far away as Gaza--from the smallest towns to the large, walled cities.

Darby English Version
He smote the Philistines unto Gazah and its borders, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.

Good News Bible
He defeated the Philistines and raided their settlements, from the smallest village to the largest city, including Gaza and its surrounding territory.

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

New American Standard Bible
He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.

New International Version
From watchtower to fortified city, he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory.

New King James Version
He subdued the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.

Revised Standard Version
He smote the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.

Young's Literal Translation
he hath smitten the Philistines unto Gaza, and its borders, from a tower of watchers unto the fenced city.

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