2 Kings 18:8
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He smote the Philistines as far as Gaza, and all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

the Philistines

1 Chronicles 4:41 And these whose names are written above, came in the days of Ezechias king of Juda: and they beat down their tents, and slew the inhabitants that were found there, and utterly destroyed them unto this day: and they dwelt in their place, because they found there fat pastures.

2 Chronicles 28:18 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.

Isaiah 14:29 Rejoice not thou, whole Philistia, that the rod of him that struck thee is broken in pieces: for out of the root of the serpent shall come forth a basilisk, and his seed shall swallow the bird.

Gaza [heb] Azzah

2 Kings 17:9 And the children of Israel offended the Lord, their God, with things that were not right: and built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

2 Chronicles 26:10 And he built towers in the wilderness, and dug many cisterns, for he had much cattle both in the plains, and in the waste of the desert: he had also vineyards and dressers of vines in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he was a man that loved husbandry.

Isaiah 5:2 And he fenced it in, and picked the stones out of it, and planted it with the choicest vines, and built a tower in the midst thereof, and set up a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

Context
Hezekiah Destroys Idolatry in Judah
7Wherefore the Lord also was with him, and in all things, to which he went forth, he behaved himself wisely. And he rebelled against the king of the Assyrians, and served him not. 8He smote the Philistines as far as Gaza, and all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.9In the fourth year of king Ezechias, which was the seventh year of Osee, the son of Ela, king of Israel, Salmanasar, king of the Assyrians, came up to Samaria, and besieged it,…
Cross References
2 Kings 17:9
And the children of Israel offended the Lord, their God, with things that were not right: and built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

2 Chronicles 28:18
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.

Isaiah 14:29
Rejoice not thou, whole Philistia, that the rod of him that struck thee is broken in pieces: for out of the root of the serpent shall come forth a basilisk, and his seed shall swallow the bird.

Lexicon
He
הֽוּא־ (hū-)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

defeated
הִכָּ֧ה (hik·kāh)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike

the Philistines
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים (pə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

as
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

far as Gaza
עַזָּ֖ה (‘az·zāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5804: A Philistine city

and its borders,
גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ (gə·ḇū·le·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed

from
מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל (mim·miḡ·dal)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

watchtower
נוֹצְרִ֖ים (nō·wṣ·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5341: To watch, guard, keep

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

fortified
מִבְצָֽר׃ (miḇ·ṣār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender

city.
עִ֥יר (‘îr)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement


Additional Translations
He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.He smote the Philistines, even to Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

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

He smote the Philistines even to Gaza, and to the border of it, from the tower of the watchmen even to the strong city.

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

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

He smote the Philistines, even to Gaza, and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

he hath smitten the Philistines unto Gaza, and its borders, from a tower of watchers unto the fenced city.
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