Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

International Standard Version

He attacked the Philistines, invading Gaza and its borders from watchtower to fortified garrison.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza [the most distant city] and its borders, from the [isolated] lookout tower to the [populous] fortified city.

Bible in Basic English

He overcame the Philistines as far as Gaza and its limits, from the tower of the watchman to the walled town.

Darby Translation

He smote the Philistines unto Gazah and its borders, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.

Julia Smith Translation

He struck the rovers even to Azzah, and her bounds from the tower of those watching to the fortified city.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

He attacked [the] Philistines up to Gaza and its territory from the watchtower up to the fortified city.

Modern King James verseion

He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the Watch Tower to the fortified city.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He beat the Philistines even unto Gaza and the coasts thereof, both in castles of garrisons and strong cities too.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

The Emphasized Bible

He, smote the Philistines, as far as Gazah, and her boundaries, - from the watchmen's tower even to the fortified city.

Webster

He smote the Philistines, even to Gaza, and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

World English Bible

He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

Youngs Literal Translation

he hath smitten the Philistines unto Gaza, and its borders, from a tower of watchers unto the fenced city.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He smote
נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

פּלשׁתּי 
P@lishtiy 
Usage: 288

עזּה 
`Azzah 
Usage: 21

and the borders
גּבל גּבוּל 
G@buwl 
Usage: 240

מגדּלה מגדּל 
Migdal 
Usage: 50

to the fenced
מבצרה מבצר 
Mibtsar 
Usage: 37

Context Readings

Hezekiah Reigns In Judah

7 And the LORD was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him. 8 He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city. 9 In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it,

Cross References

2 Kings 17:9

And the people of Israel did secretly against the LORD their God things that were not right. They built for themselves high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.

Isaiah 14:29

Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of you, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the serpent's root will come forth an adder, and its fruit will be a flying fiery serpent.

2 Chronicles 28:18

And the Philistines had made raids on the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.

1 Chronicles 4:41

These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and destroyed their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and marked them for destruction to this day, and settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

2 Chronicles 26:10

And he built towers in the wilderness and cut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

Isaiah 5:2

He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.

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