Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version while the Philistines had raided towns in the foothills and in the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth Shemesh, Aijalon and Gederoth, as well as Soko, Timnah and Gimzo, with their surrounding villages. New Living Translation And the Philistines had raided towns located in the foothills of Judah and in the Negev of Judah. They had already captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. English Standard Version And the Philistines had made raids on the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there. Berean Standard Bible The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages. King James Bible The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. New King James Version The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there. New American Standard Bible The Philistines had also invaded the cities of the lowland and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they had settled there. NASB 1995 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages, and they settled there. NASB 1977 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages, and they settled there. Legacy Standard Bible And the Philistines also had raided the cities of the Shephelah and of the Negev of Judah, and had captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, Timnah with its towns, and Gimzo with its towns, and they settled there. Amplified Bible The Philistines had also invaded the cities of the low country and of the Negev (the South country) of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with their villages, and also Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages, and they settled there. Christian Standard Bible The Philistines also raided the cities of the Judean foothills and the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their surrounding villages. Holman Christian Standard Bible The Philistines also raided the cities of the Judean foothills and the Negev of Judah and captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its villages, Timnah and its villages, Gimzo and its villages, and they lived there. American Standard Version The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the towns thereof, and Timnah with the towns thereof, Gimzo also and the towns thereof: and they dwelt there. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the Philistines came and encamped against the cities of the plain and against the southern cities of the house of Yehuda, and they seized the city Bayth Shemesh, and the city Ailun, and the city Zaruth, and Shubi and its suburbs, and Temna and its suburbs, and Geram and its suburbs. Brenton Septuagint Translation Also the Philistines had made an attack on the cities of the plain country, and the cities of the south of Juda, and taken Baethsamys, and the things in the house of the Lord, and the things in the house of the king, and of the princes: and they gave to the kingAelon, and Galero, and Socho and her villages, and Thamna and her villages, and Gamzo and her villages: and they dwelt there. Douay-Rheims Bible The Philistines also spread themselves among the cities of the plains, and to the south of Juda: and they took Bethsames, and Aialon, and Gaderoth, and Socho, and Thamnan, and Gamzo, with their villages, and they dwelt in them. English Revised Version The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the towns thereof, and Timnah with the towns thereof, Gimzo also and the towns thereof: and they dwelt there. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Philistines had raided the foothills and the Negev in Judah. They captured and began living in Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its villages, Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages. Good News Translation At this same time the Philistines were raiding the towns in the western foothills and in southern Judah. They captured the cities of Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, and the cities of Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages, and settled there permanently. International Standard Version The Philistines also invaded some of the cities in the Shephelah and in the Negev of Judah. They captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco, and their surrounding villages, Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages. Then the Philistines settled there, JPS Tanakh 1917 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the Lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the towns thereof, and Timnah with the towns thereof, Gimzo also and the towns thereof; and they dwelt there. Literal Standard Version And the Philistines have rushed against the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and its villages, and Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages, and dwell there, Majority Standard Bible The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages. New American Bible The Philistines too had raided the cities of the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah; they captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its dependencies, Timnah and its dependencies, and Gimzo and its dependencies, and settled there. NET Bible The Philistines had raided the cities of Judah in the lowlands and the Negev. They captured and settled in Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its surrounding villages, Timnah and its surrounding villages, and Gimzo and its surrounding villages. New Revised Standard Version And the Philistines had made raids on the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they settled there. New Heart English Bible The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and its towns: and they lived there. Webster's Bible Translation The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with its villages, and Timnah with its villages, Gimzo also and its villages: and they dwelt there. World English Bible The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and also Gimzo and its villages; and they lived there. Young's Literal Translation And the Philistines have rushed against the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and capture Beth-Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho and its villages, and Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages, and dwell there, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Idolatry of Ahaz…17The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives. 18The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages. 19For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.… Cross References 1 Samuel 17:1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim. 2 Kings 18:8 He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city. Isaiah 9:12 Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. Ezekiel 16:57 before your wickedness was uncovered? Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all those around her, and by the daughters of the Philistines--all those around you who despise you. Treasury of Scripture The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelled there. Philistines Ezekiel 16:27,57 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way… Beth-shemesh Joshua 15:10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah: 1 Samuel 6:9 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us. Ajalon 2 Chronicles 11:10 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. Aijalon Joshua 15:41 And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: Socoh Judges 14:1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. Timnath Jump to Previous Aijalon Ai'jalon Ajalon Beth Bethshemesh Beth-Shemesh Beth-She'mesh Cities Country Dwelt Gederoth Gede'roth Invaded Judah Lowland Negeb Negev Philistines Raids Settled Shemesh Shephe'lah Shocho Soco South Thereof Timnah Towns VillagesJump to Next Aijalon Ai'jalon Ajalon Beth Bethshemesh Beth-Shemesh Beth-She'mesh Cities Country Dwelt Gederoth Gede'roth Invaded Judah Lowland Negeb Negev Philistines Raids Settled Shemesh Shephe'lah Shocho Soco South Thereof Timnah Towns Villages2 Chronicles 28 1. Ahaz, reigning wickedly, is greatly afflicted by the Syrians.6. Judah, being captivated by the Israelites, is sent home by the counsel of Oded. 16. Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby, 22. In his distress he grows more idolatrous 26. He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him (18) Invaded--i.e., "fell upon" (2Chronicles 25:13). The low country.--The sheph???lah, or lowland of Judah, between the hill-country and the Mediterranean. The south.--The Negeb, or southland of Judah, nearly co-extensive with the territory assigned to Simeon (2Samuel 24:7). Beth-shemesh.--See 1Chronicles 6:59. Ajalon.--1Chronicles 6:69. . . . Verse 18. - The Philistines. These also had been subjugated again and again, and of late by Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:6, 7), work that was now undone. The exultant relief to the Philistines, short-lived though it was, is referred to elsewhere, as in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 14:29, 81), the Psalms (Palm 60:8). Beth-shemesh. On the border of Judah (2 Chronicles 25:23, and our note there; 1 Chronicles 6:44). Ajalon, This was also on the border (1 Chronicles 6:54; 2 Chronicles 11:10). Gederoth. This was in the Shefelah (Joshua 15:41). Shocho; or, Socho, one of Rehoboam's cities, near the Philistines, and therefore selected for fortification (2 Chronicles 11:7). Timnah. This bordered on Dan (Joshua 15:10). Gimzo. Not elsewhere mentioned, but well known in the modern village Jimzu, its site on what would have been the border of Dan. They dwelt there. This expression is, of course, designed to indicate that the Philistines obtained successfully some foothold.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים (ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia had also raided פָּשְׁט֗וּ (pā·šə·ṭū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6584: To strip off, make a dash, raid the cities בְּעָרֵ֨י (bə·‘ā·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of the foothills הַשְּׁפֵלָ֣ה (haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8219: Lowland and the Negev וְהַנֶּגֶב֮ (wə·han·ne·ḡeḇ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5045: South country, the Negeb, south of Judah, לִֽיהוּדָה֒ (lî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites capturing וַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּ (way·yil·kə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere and occupying וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry Beth-shemesh, שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ (še·meš) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1053: Beth-shemesh -- 'sun temple', three places in Palestine, also a place in Egypt Aijalon, אַיָּל֜וֹן (’ay·yā·lō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 357: Aijalon -- 'deer', the name of several cities in Palestine Gederoth, הַגְּדֵר֗וֹת (hag·gə·ḏê·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1450: Gederoth -- 'walls', a place in Judah as well as וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case Soco, שׂוֹכ֤וֹ (śō·w·ḵōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7755: Socoh -- two places in Judah Timnah, תִּמְנָ֣ה (tim·nāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8553: Timnah -- 'territory', two cities in Judah and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case Gimzo גִּמְז֖וֹ (gim·zōw) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1579: Gimzo -- a city in Judah with their villages. בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָ (bə·nō·ṯe·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter Links 2 Chronicles 28:18 NIV2 Chronicles 28:18 NLT 2 Chronicles 28:18 ESV 2 Chronicles 28:18 NASB 2 Chronicles 28:18 KJV 2 Chronicles 28:18 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 28:18 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 28:18 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 28:18 French Bible 2 Chronicles 28:18 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 28:18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |