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BSB He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.
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WEB He struck the Philistines to Gaza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
MSG (7-8)He revolted against the king of Assyria; he refused to serve him one more day. And he drove back the Philistines, whether in sentry outposts or fortress cities, all the way to Gaza and its borders.
NET He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower to the city fortress.
LSV he has struck the Philistines, even to Gaza and its borders, from a tower of watchers to the fortified city.
FBV He defeated the Philistines all the way to Gaza and the surrounding area, from watchtower to fortified town.
T4T His army defeated the soldiers of Philistia as far south as Gaza city and the nearby villages. They conquered the entire area, from the smallest watchtower to the largest cities surrounded by walls.
LEB He attacked the Philistines up to Gaza and its territory from the watchtower up to the fortified city.
BBE He overcame the Philistines as far as Gaza and its limits, from the tower of the watchman to the walled town.
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JPS He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
ASV He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
DRA He smote the Philistines as far as Gaza, and all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
YLT he hath smitten the Philistines unto Gaza, and its borders, from a tower of watchers unto the fenced city.
DBY He smote the Philistines unto Gazah and its borders, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.
RV He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
WBS He smote the Philistines, even to Gaza, and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
KJB He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.[fn]
(He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.)
BB He smote the Philistines euen vnto Azza & the coastes therof, both castels where they kept watches, and strong cities.
(He smote the Philistines even unto Azza and the coasts therof, both castles where they kept watches, and strong cities.)
GNV He smote the Philistims vnto Azzah, and the coastes thereof, from the watch towre vnto the defensed citie.
(He smote the Philistims unto Azzah, and the coasts thereof, from the watch towre unto the defensed city. )
CB He smote the Philistynes also vnto Gasa, and their borders, from the castels vnto the stronge cities.
(He smote the Philistynes also unto Gasa, and their borders, from the castles unto the stronge cities.)
WYC and he smoot Philisteis `til to Gazam, and alle the termes of hem, fro the tour of keperis `til to a citee maad strong.
(and he smoot Philisteis `til to Gazam, and all the termes of them, from the tour of keepers `til to a city made strong.)
LUT Er schlug auch die Philister bis gen Gasa und ihre Grenze, von den Schlössern an bis an die festen Städte.
(He hit/beat also the Philister until gen Gasa and ihre Grenze, from the Schlössern at until at the festen Städte.)
CLV Ipse percussit Philisthæos usque ad Gazam, et omnes terminos eorum, a turre custodum usque ad civitatem munitam.
(Ipse percussit Philisthæos usque to Gazam, and everyone terminos eorum, a turre custodum usque to civitatem munitam. )
BRN He smote the Philistines even to Gaza, and to the border of it, from the tower of the watchmen even to the strong city.
BrLXX Αὐτὸς ἐπάταξεν τοὺς ἀλλοφύλους ἕως Γάζης, καὶ ἕως ὁρίου αὐτῆς ἀπὸ πύργου φυλασσόντων καὶ ἕως πόλεως ὀχυρᾶς.
(Autos epataxen tous allofulous heōs Gazaʸs, kai heōs horiou autaʸs apo purgou fulassontōn kai heōs poleōs oⱪuras. )
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Isaiah 36-37; 2 Kings 18-19; 2 Chronicles 32
The harrowing experience of the attack on Judah by King Sennacherib of Assyria during Hezekiah’s reign is recorded by three different writers of Scripture and even by Sennacherib himself. Many scholars also suspect that this event formed the basis for Herodotus’s story regarding an army of mice eating the bow strings of the Assyrian army during their campaign against the Egyptians (Histories, 2.141). The origins of this event stretch back into the reign of Hezekiah’s father Ahaz, who enticed the Assyrians to attack Israel and Aram in exchange for making Judah a vassal of Assyria (2 Kings 16-17; 2 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 7-8; also see “The Final Days of the Northern Kingdom of Israel” map). Judah continued to be a vassal of Assyria through the early part of Hezekiah’s reign, but Hezekiah also quietly made extensive preparations to throw off the yoke of Assyria one day (2 Kings 18:1-12; 1 Chronicles 4:39-43; 2 Chronicles 29-31; also see “Hezekiah Strengthens Judah” map). Hezekiah also appears to have been hoping for support from Babylon and Egypt regarding his efforts to revolt against Assyria’s rule, but the prophet Isaiah warned Judah against placing their hopes in these foreign powers (Isaiah 30:1-5; 31:1-3; 39:1-8; 40:10-15; 2 Kings 20:12-19). After a few years spent quashing rebellion among the Babylonians, the Kassites, and the Medes in the east, Sennacherib turned his sights westward and began a campaign to subdue the various vassal nations that were refusing to submit to Assyria’s rule any longer. He first reconquered the Phoenician cities of Sidon and Tyre and then moved south to Philistia. He subdued Joppa, Beth-dagon, Bene-berak, and Azor and then moved to capture the cities of the Shephelah, which guarded the entrances to the valleys leading into the central hill country of Judah. While Sennacherib was attacking Lachish he sent his officers to demand Hezekiah’s surrender. This may be the Assyrian advance upon Jerusalem from the north described in Isaiah 10:28-32, but this is not certain (see “Assyria Advances on Jerusalem” map). Hezekiah sent officers back to Sennacherib with gold and silver taken from Temple and the royal treasury, but he would not surrender. The officers then traveled to Libnah to meet with Sennacherib, for he gone to fight there by that time. In the meantime King Tirhakah of Cush, who was ruling over Egypt at this time, came to attack Sennacherib, so Sennacherib sent his officials back to Hezekiah with a message that Jerusalem would be taken if he resisted. Hezekiah laid the letter from the officials before the Lord and prayed, and the Lord sent word through the prophet Isaiah that Jerusalem would not be taken. Then that very night the angel of the Lord killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers (probably those with Sennacherib fighting the Egyptians), and Sennacherib went back to Assyria. There while he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch, Sennacherib’s sons killed him and fled to Ararat (see “Ararat” map).