He smote the Philistines even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof,....
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2 Kings 18:8
2 Kings 18:8
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with the Most Holy," Hos. xi. 12. It was a very melancholy view which…2 Kings 18 — Overview2 Kings 18 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledge2 Kings 18:1, Hezekiah’s good reign; 2 Kings 18:4, He destroys idolatry, and prospers; 2 Kings 18:9, The inhabitants of Samaria are carried captive for their sins; 2 Kings 18:13, Sennacherib invading Judah, is pacified…2 Kings 18 — Overview2 Kings 18 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter begins with the good reign of Hezekiah king of Judah, the reformation he made in the kingdom, and the prosperity that attended him when Israel was carried captive, 2Ki 18:1 and gives an account of the siege…2 Kings 18:1-82 Kings 18:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here a general account of the reign of Hezekiah. It appears, by
comparing his age with his father's, that he was born when his father
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Gaza: Heb. Azzah
from the tower: 2 Kings 17:9; 2 Chronicles 26:10; Isaiah 5:2