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2 Kings 18:8

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What does 2 Kings 18:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
2 Kings 18:8 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5He trusted in Jehovah, the God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor [among them] that were before him.
6For he clave to Jehovah; he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.
7And Jehovah was with him; whithersoever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.
8He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified 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: in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
11And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“He smote the Philistines even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, etc.] Who in his father’s time had invaded Judah, and taken many cities and towns in it, which Hezekiah now recovered, and drove them to their own territories, of which Gaza was one; (see <142818>2 Chronicles 28:18) from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city; that is, places both great and small, cities, towns, and villages; of this phrase, (see <121709>2 Kings 17:9).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the Philistines: Ch1 4:41; Ch2 28:18; Isa 14:29 Gaza: Heb. Azzah from the tower: Kg2 17:9; Ch2 26:10; Isa 5:2 4 Kings (2 Kings) 18:9”
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