2 Kings 18:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

Hezekiah defeated the Philistine towns as far away as Gaza—from the smallest towns to the large, walled cities.

Cross References

Isaiah 14:29

Philistines, don't be happy just because the rod that punished you is broken. That rod will become a poisonous snake, and then a flying fiery dragon.

2 Kings 17:9

Even worse, the Israelites tried to hide their sins from the Lord their God. They built their own local shrines everywhere in Israel—from small towns to large, walled cities.

Isaiah 5:2

My friend dug the ground, removed the stones, and planted the best vines. He built a watchtower and dug a pit in rocky ground for pressing the grapes. He hoped they would be sweet, but bitter grapes were all it produced.

2 Chronicles 26:10

He also built defense towers out in the desert. He owned such a large herd of livestock in the western foothills and in the flatlands, that he had cisterns dug there to catch the rainwater. He loved farming, so he had crops and vineyards planted in the hill country wherever there was fertile soil, and he hired farmers to take care of them.

1 Chronicles 4:41

but when Hezekiah was king of Judah, the descendants of Simeon attacked and forced the Hamites and Meunites off the land, then settled there.

Deuteronomy 2:23

A group called the Avvim used to live in villages as far south as Gaza, but the Philistines killed them and settled on their land.

1 Kings 5:4

Now, thanks to the Lord God, there is peace in my kingdom and no trouble or threat of war anywhere.