He defeatedthe Philistinesas faras Gazaand its territory,from watchtowerto fortifiedcity.
"But nowthe LORDmy Godhas givenme reston everyside;thereis neitheradversarynormisfortune.
The sonsof Israeldidthingssecretlywhichwere not rightagainstthe LORDtheir God.Moreover, they builtfor themselves highplacesin alltheir towns,from watchtowerto fortifiedcity.
These,recordedby name,camein the daysof Hezekiahkingof Judah,and attackedtheir tentsand the Meuniteswhowere foundthere,and destroyedthem utterlyto thisday,and livedin their place,becausethere was pasturetherefor their flocks.
He builttowersin the wildernessand hewedmanycisterns,for he hadmuchlivestock,both in the lowlandand in the plain.[He also had] plowmenand vinedressersin the hillcountryand the fertilefields,for he lovedthe soil.
The Philistinesalso had invadedthe citiesof the lowlandand of the Negevof Judah,and had takenBeth-shemesh,Aijalon,Gederoth,and Socowith its villages,Timnahwith its villages,and Gimzowith its villages,and they settledthere.
"Do not rejoice,O Philistia,allof you, Becausethe rodthat struckyou is broken;For from the serpent'sroota viperwill comeout, And its fruitwill be a flyingserpent.
He dugit all around,removedits stones,And plantedit with the choicestvine.And He builta towerin the middleof it And alsohewedout a winevatin it; Then He expected[it] to produce[good] grapes,But it produced[only] worthlessones.
And the Avvim,who livedin villagesas faras Gaza,the Caphtorimwho camefrom Caphtor,destroyedthem and livedin their place.)
Ashdod,its townsand its villages;Gaza,its townsand its villages;as faras the brookof Egyptand the GreatSea,even [its] coastline.
