2 Kings 18:8

New English Translation

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower to the city fortress.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:4

But now the Lord my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.

2 Kings 17:9

The Israelites said things about the Lord their God that were not right. They built high places in all their cities, from the watchtower to the fortress.

1 Chronicles 4:41

The men whose names are listed came during the time of King Hezekiah of Judah and attacked the Hamites’ settlements, as well as the Meunites they discovered there, and they wiped them out to this very day. They dispossessed them, for they found pasture for their sheep there.

2 Chronicles 26:10

He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.

2 Chronicles 28:18

The Philistines had raided the cities of Judah in the lowlands and the Negev. They captured and settled in Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its surrounding villages, Timnah and its surrounding villages, and Gimzo and its surrounding villages.

Isaiah 14:29

Don’t be so happy, all you Philistines, just because the club that beat you has been broken! For a viper will grow out of the serpent’s root, and its fruit will be a darting adder.

Isaiah 5:2

He built a hedge around it, removed its stones, and planted a vine. He built a tower in the middle of it, and constructed a winepress. He waited for it to produce edible grapes, but it produced sour ones instead.

Deuteronomy 2:23

As for the Avvites who lived in settlements as far west as Gaza, Caphtorites who came from Crete destroyed them and settled down in their place.)

Joshua 15:47

Ashdod with its surrounding towns and settlements, and Gaza with its surrounding towns and settlements, as far as the Stream of Egypt and the border at the Mediterranean Sea.