2 Kings 18:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ He smote the Philistines, even to Gaza [the most distant city] and its borders, from the [isolated] watchtower to the [populous] fortified city.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁸ He struck down the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territories, from watchtower to fortified city.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ He struck the Philistines as far as Gaza, and in all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

2 Kings 18:8 Cross References

Isaiah 14:29

Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a basilisk, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

2 Kings 17:9

And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they 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 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.

Isaiah 5:2

and he made a trench about it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed out a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

2 Chronicles 26:10

And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.

1 Chronicles 4:41

And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and destroyed them utterly, unto this day, and dwelt in their stead: because there was pasture there for their flocks.

Deuteronomy 2:23

and the Avvim which dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)

Joshua 15:47

Ashdod, her towns and her villages; Gaza, her towns and her villages; unto the brook of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof.

1 Kings 5:4

But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrent.