Parallel Verses

World English Bible

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

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.

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 Yahweh was with him; wherever he went forth he prospered: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and didn't serve him. 8 He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city. 9 It happened in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:9

The children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Yahweh their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;

Isaiah 14:29

Don't rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent's root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.

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 its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and its towns: and they lived there.

1 Chronicles 4:41

These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks.

2 Chronicles 26:10

He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain: [and he had] farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved farming.

Isaiah 5:2

He dug it up, gathered out its stones, planted it with the choicest vine, built a tower in its midst, and also cut out a winepress therein. He looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.

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