2 Chronicles 26:6
in 2 Chronicles 26Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
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ASV
And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
KJV
And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 26
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
went forth and warred against the Philistines
on 2 Chronicles 26:6-8
The Philistine campaign, the Arabian war at Gur-baal, and the Ammonite tribute are unique to Chronicles; Kings names none of them. Uzziah breaks down the walls of Gath, Jabneh and Ashdod and plants cities among the Philistines, pressing further than his father Amaziah had against Edom. His name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt states in one line what the following verses spell out in towers, wells and an army.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he went forth, and warred against the Philistines,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Uzziah’s expedition was the natural sequel to the Edomite war of Amaziah 2Ch 25:11, which crushed the most formidable of all the tribes of the south. On Jabneh see Jos 15:11 note; and on Ashdod see Jos 13:3 note.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּצֵא֙ | vaiyetze' | and he went out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם | vaiyilachem | and he fought | H3898 → | 177 times |
| בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | bapelishtim | against the Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץ | vaiyifrotz | and he made a breach in | H6555 → | 49 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| ח֣וֹמַת | chomat | [the] wall of | H2346 → | 133 times |
| גַּ֗ת | gat | Gath | H1661 → | |
| וְאֵת֙ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חוֹמַ֣ת | chomat | [the] wall of | H2346 → | 133 times |
| יַבְנֵ֔ה | yavneh | Jabneh | H2996 → | |
| וְאֵ֖ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חוֹמַ֣ת | chomat | [the] wall of | H2346 → | 133 times |
| אַשְׁדּ֑וֹד | ʾashdod | Ashdod | H795 → | |
| וַיִּבְנֶ֣ה | vaiyivneh | and he built | H1129 → | 376 times |
| עָרִ֔ים | ʾarim | cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד | beashdod | in Ashdod | H795 → | |
| וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | uvapelishtim | and among the Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
וַיֵּצֵא֙and he went out
vaiyetze'H3318 →1067 times
וַיִּלָּ֣חֶםand he fought
vaiyilachemH3898 →177 times
בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםagainst the Philistines
bapelishtimH6430 →287 times
וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץand he made a breach in
vaiyifrotzH6555 →49 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
ח֣וֹמַת[the] wall of
chomatH2346 →133 times
גַּ֗תGath
gatH1661 →
וְאֵת֙and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
חוֹמַ֣ת[the] wall of
chomatH2346 →133 times
יַבְנֵ֔הJabneh
yavnehH2996 →
וְאֵ֖תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
חוֹמַ֣ת[the] wall of
chomatH2346 →133 times
אַשְׁדּ֑וֹדAshdod
ʾashdodH795 →
וַיִּבְנֶ֣הand he built
vaiyivnehH1129 →376 times
עָרִ֔יםcities
ʾarimH5892 →1090 times
בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹדin Ashdod
beashdodH795 →
וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃and among the Philistines
uvapelishtimH6430 →287 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 14:29Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.
it leads to
- Isaiah 30:6
This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of…
- Isaiah 11:8
The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest.
- Micah 7:8
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
- Isaiah 30:6
Through
2 Samuel 8:1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 18:1–17
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
- 1 Chronicles 18:1–17
Through
2 Chronicles 21:16Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 17:11
Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.
- 2 Chronicles 17:11
Through
1 Samuel 5:1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 7:12
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- 1 Samuel 4:1
Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
- 1 Samuel 7:12
Through
1 Chronicles 18:1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 8:1–18
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
- 2 Samuel 8:1–18
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
