John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 28:18

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, etc.] Which lay nearest to them, as Sharon, Lydda, Joppa, etc. in revenge of what Uzziah had done to them, (<142606>2 Chronicles 26:6,7), and of the south of Judah; they penetrated as far as that, from the west to the south of the land: and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho, with the villages thereof and Timnah with the villages thereof; of which (see <061510> Joshua 15:10,35,41,57 19:42) and Gimzo also, and the villages thereof; which though nowhere else mentioned in Scripture, yet we frequently read in Jewish writings f121 of Nahum, a man of Ganizu, which perhaps is the same place with this: and they dwelt there; kept them in their hands, and inhabited them.

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