8From watchtower to fortified city, he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory.


In Context

5 Hezekiah trusted in the Lord , the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him.

6 He held fast to the Lord and did not cease to follow him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses.

7 And the Lord was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

8 From watchtower to fortified city, he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory.

9 In King Hezekiah's fourth year, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and laid siege to it.

10 At the end of three years the Assyrians took it. So Samaria was captured in Hezekiah's sixth year, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.

2nd Kings 18:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:8He smote the Philistines, [even] unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:8He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:8He smote the Philistines unto Gazah and its borders, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:8He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:8He smote the Philistines, even to Gaza, and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:8He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:8he hath smitten the Philistines unto Gaza, and its borders, from a tower of watchers unto the fenced city.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:8He smote the Philistines, even to Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.