2 Chronicles 28:18

2 Chronicles 28:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth–shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
• New International Version (NIV)while the Philistines had raided towns in the foothills and in the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth Shemesh, Aijalon and Gederoth, as well as Soko, Timnah and Gimzo, with their surrounding villages.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Sochoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they dwelt there.

Context of 2 Chronicles 28:18

16At that time, King Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help. 17Soldiers from Edom had attacked Judah again. They had taken people away as their prisoners. Philistine soldiers had also attacked towns in the low hills in the west of Judah and in the Negev in the south. They took these towns for themselves and they lived in them: Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth; Soco, Timnah and Gimzo with the villages around them. 19The Lord caused a lot of trouble for Judah's people because of their king, Ahaz. He turned away from the Lord and he allowed his people to do wicked things. 20King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria came to Ahaz. But he did not help Ahaz. Instead, he caused trouble.

2 Chronicles 28:18 word by word

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים פָּשְׁט֗וּ בְּעָרֵ֨י הַשְּׁפֵלָ֣ה וְהַנֶּגֶב֮ לִֽיהוּדָה֒ וַֽ֠יִּלְכְּדוּ אֶת־בֵּֽית־שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ וְאֶת־אַיָּל֜וֹן וְאֶת־הַגְּדֵר֗וֹת וְאֶת־שׂוֹכ֤וֹ וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ וְאֶת־תִּמְנָ֣ה וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת־גִּמְז֖וֹ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָ וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• also had invadedפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
• the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of the low countryשְׁפֵלָהshephêlâh · ShephelahH8219
• and of the southנֶ֫גֶבnegeb · NegebH5045
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and had takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• Beth–shemeshבֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁbêyth shemesh · Beth-shemeshH1053
• and Ajalonאַיָּלוֹן'ayâlôn · AijalonH357
• and Gederothגְּדֵרוֹתgedêrôth · GederothH1450
• and Shochoשׂוֹכֹוֹώôkôh ώôkôh ώôkô · SocoH7755
• with the villagesבַּתbath · daughter: villageH1323
• thereof, and Timnahתִּמְנָהtimnâh · TimnahH8553
• thereof, Gimzoגִּמְזוֹgimzô · GimzoH1579
• thereof: and they dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 28:18

• Ezekiel 16:27So I decided to punish you. I took from you things that belonged to you. I gave your enemies, the Philistines, power over you. Even they were ashamed because of the disgusting things that you were doing.
• Joshua 15:10It went round Baalah towards the hills of Edom. It went north of Jearim mountain (also called Kesalon) down to Beth Shemesh, and it continued on past Timnah.
• 1 Samuel 6:9But continue to watch it carefully. The cows may pull it across our border to Beth Shemesh in Israel. If that happens, we will know that the God of Israel has punished us with this great trouble. But if the cart goes somewhere else, we will know that it was not their God who did this to us. We will know that our disease happened only by chance.’
• 2 Chronicles 11:10Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. He made all those cities in Judah and Benjamin very strong.
• Joshua 15:41Also he gave them Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah. There were 16 towns and their villages.
• Judges 14:1One day Samson went to Timnah. Samson saw a young Philistine woman.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 28:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Philistia also, eager to retaliate the blows she had received from Uzziah 2 Chronicles 26:6, seized her opportunity. Ajalon and Shocho were among the cities fortified by Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 11:7, 2 Chronicles 11:10; Beth-shemesh Joshua 15:10 was famous as the scene of Amaziah‘s defeat 2 Chronicles 25:21. Gimzo, which is not elsewhere mentioned in Scripture has been probably identified with the modern Jimzu, a large village about 2 12 miles from Ludd…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18The Edomites and the Philistines were natural enemies of Judah. These armies captured towns along the Aijalon, Sorek, and Elah valleys. These areas were in the buffer zone of the foothills of Judah or the Negev.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Gederoth--on the Philistine frontier (Jos 15:41). Shocho--or Socoh (Jos 15:35), now Shuweikeh, a town in the Valley of Judah (see on 1Sa 17:1). Gimzo--now Jimza, a little east of Ludd (Lydda) [Robinson]. All these disasters, by which the "Lord brought Judah low," were because of Ahaz, king of Israel (Judah), see 2Ch 21:2; 24:16; 28:27, who made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 28:18

• Ajalon
• Beth-Shemesh
• Gederoth
• Gimzo
• Socoh
• Timnah

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Philistines
• Beth-Shemesh
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Low Country
• Ahaz
• Ajalon
• Bethshemesh
• Gimzo

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings