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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah,.... In the beginning of it:
which was the seventh year of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Sargon had established the complete dominion of Assyria over the Philistines. Hence, the object of Hezekiah’s Philistine…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
From the tower of the watchmen - See the same words, Kg2 17:9 (note). It seems a proverbial mode of expression: he…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 18:1-8
We have here a general account of the reign of Hezekiah. It appears, by comparing his age with his father's, that he was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza Gaza was the most southern of the five great towns of the Philistines, so that…
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