2 Chronicles 28:18
in 2 Chronicles 28The 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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 the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 28
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Philistia also, eager to retaliate the blows she had received from Uzziah 2Ch 26:6, seized her opportunity. Ajalon and Shocho were among the cities fortified by Rehoboam 2Ch 11:7, 2Ch 11:10; Beth-shemesh Jos 15:10 was famous as the scene of Amaziah’s defeat 2Ch 25:21. Gimzo, which is not elsewhere mentioned in Scripture has been probably identified with the modern Jimzu, a large village about 2 12 miles from Ludd (the ancient Lydda).
This site's exposition
unto the kings of Assyria to help him
on 2 Chronicles 28:16-18
Ahaz answers his losses by sending to the kings of Assyria for help, the same appeal 2 Kings 16:7 records with Ahaz's own vassal words, I am thy servant and thy son; Chronicles drops that language and widens the picture of the collapse it caused instead. Edom strikes again, as in Jehoshaphat's day, and the Philistines take whole cities of the low country and the south, Beth-shemesh, Ajalon, Gederoth, Shocho and Timnah among them, a raid list Kings does not carry at all. Judah loses ground on every border at once while its king negotiates away the treasury.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), and so they were revenged for the incursions which Uzziah had made upon them, ch. xxvi. And, to show that it was purely the sin of Ahaz that brought the Philistines upon his country, in the very year that he died the prophet Isaiah foretold the destruction of the Philistines by his son, Isa. xiv.
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The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And Philistines raided the cities of the lowlands and the southland which was opposite them, as it is written about the Philistines, (Zeph.:5): “the inhabitants of the seacoast.”
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים | ufelishtim | and [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| פָּשְׁט֗וּ | pashetu | they had made a raid | H6584 → | 43 times |
| בְּעָרֵ֨י | bearei | on [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הַשְּׁפֵלָ֣ה | hashefelah | the Shephelah | H8219 → | 20 times |
| וְהַנֶּגֶב֮ | vehanegev | and the Negev | H5045 → | 112 times |
| לִֽיהוּדָה֒ | lihudah | of Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּ | vaiyilkedu | and they had captured | H3920 → | 121 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בֵּֽית־ | beit- | Beth | H1053 → | 42 times |
| שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ | shemesh | Shemesh | H1053 → | 42 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַיָּל֜וֹן | ʾaiyalon | Aijalon | H357 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַגְּדֵר֗וֹת | hagederot | <the> Gederoth | H1450 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שׂוֹכ֤וֹ | sokho | Socoh | H7755 → | |
| וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ | uvenoteiha | and daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תִּמְנָ֣ה | timnah | Timnah | H8553 → | |
| וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ | uvenoteiha | and daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| גִּמְז֖וֹ | gimzo | Gimzo | H1579 → | |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָ | benoteiha | daughters its | H1323 → | 588 times |
| וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ | vaiyeshevu | and they dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| שָֽׁם׃ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםand [the] Philistines
ufelishtimH6430 →287 times
פָּשְׁט֗וּthey had made a raid
pashetuH6584 →43 times
בְּעָרֵ֨יon [the] cities of
beareiH5892 →1090 times
הַשְּׁפֵלָ֣הthe Shephelah
hashefelahH8219 →20 times
וְהַנֶּגֶב֮and the Negev
vehanegevH5045 →112 times
לִֽיהוּדָה֒of Judah
lihudahH3063 →819 times
וַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּand they had captured
vaiyilkeduH3920 →121 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בֵּֽית־Beth
beit-H1053 →42 times
שֶׁ֨מֶשׁShemesh
shemeshH1053 →42 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אַיָּל֜וֹןAijalon
ʾaiyalonH357 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַגְּדֵר֗וֹת<the> Gederoth
hagederotH1450 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שׂוֹכ֤וֹSocoh
sokhoH7755 →
וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙and daughters its
uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
תִּמְנָ֣הTimnah
timnahH8553 →
וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָand daughters its
uvenoteihaH1323 →588 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
גִּמְז֖וֹGimzo
gimzoH1579 →
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָdaughters its
benoteihaH1323 →588 times
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּand they dwelt
vaiyeshevuH3427 →1079 times
שָֽׁם׃there
shamH8033 →834 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
Joshua 15:10The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
it leads to
- Judges 14:1
One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
- Judges 14:1
Through
Ezekiel 16:27Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your…
it leads to
- 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.
- Isaiah 9:12
Through
Ezekiel 16:57before 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.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 16:5–7
Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
- 2 Chronicles 28:5–6
So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king…
- 2 Kings 16:5–7
Through
Judges 14:1One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
it leads to
- Joshua 15:10
The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
- Joshua 19:43
Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
- 1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
- Joshua 15:10
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.