2 Chronicles 28:18

18 ¹And the Philistines had made raids on ²the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco ³with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.

2 Chronicles 28:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 28:18

The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low
country
Which lay nearest to them, as Sharon, Lydda, Joppa, &c. in revenge of what Uzziah had done to them, ( 2 Chronicles 26:6 2 Chronicles 26:7 ) , and of the south of Judah; they penetrated as far as that, from the west to the south of the land:

and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho, with
the villages thereof and Timnah with the villages thereof;
of which see ( Joshua 15:10 Joshua 15:35 Joshua 15:41 Joshua 15:57 ) ( 19:42 )

and Gimzo also, and the villages thereof;
which though nowhere else mentioned in Scripture, yet we frequently read in Jewish writings ^F12 of Nahum, a man of Ganizu, which perhaps is the same place with this:

and they dwelt there;
kept them in their hands, and inhabited them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 21. 1. Sanhedrin, fol. 108. 2

2 Chronicles 28:18 In-Context

16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help.

17 For the Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried away captives.

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.

19 For the LORD humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah act sinfully and had been very unfaithful to the LORD.

20 So Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.

Cross References

• 1. [Ezekiel 16:27, 57]
• 2. See Joshua 15:33-36
• 3. [Numbers 21:25]