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Heהוּאstruckהִכָּהthe Philistinesאֶת פְּלִשְׁתִּיםas far asעַדGazaעַזָּהand its territories,וְאֶת גְּבוּלֶיהָfrom the towerמִמִּגְדַּלof the watchmenנוֹצְרִיםtoעַדthe fortified city.עִיר מִבְצָר
2 Kings 18:8
Study it in the app“He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territories, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.”
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2 Kings 18:8, word by word
- struckהִכָּהhika
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “hika” appears- the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “pelishtim” appears- Gazaעַזָּהaza
Gaza
See it on the mapWhere else “aza” appears- and its territoriesגְּבוּלֶיgevule
territory
The land within that border.
Where else “gevule” appears- from the towerמִּגְדַּלmigdal
tower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdal” appears- of the watchmenנוֹצְרִיםnotsrim
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “notsrim” appears- the fortified cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- the fortified cityמִבְצָרmivtsar
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsar” appears
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2 Kings 18:1-8
1And it happened in year three of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah, became king. 2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abi daughter of Zechariah. 3He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that David his father had done. 4He removed the high places, broke the standing stones, and cut down the Asherah; and he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel had been burning incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan. 5In YHWH the Elohim of Israel he trusted; and after him there was not one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him. 6He clung to YHWH; he did not turn away from following him, but kept his commandments that YHWH commanded Moses. 7YHWH was with him; wherever he went out, he acted wisely. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. 8He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territories, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
1Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 2He did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, according to all that David his father had done.
Places in this verse
Gaza
Today: Gaza City, Gaza Strip
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, at the far southwest of Israel.
There the Philistines blinded Samson and made him grind grain (Judg 16:21); he died there pulling down the temple (Judg 16:30).
The context
7YHWH was with him; wherever he went out, he acted wisely. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
8 · This verse (above)
9And it happened in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, that was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.