Chronicles II 28:18

18 Also the Philistines had made an attack on the cities of the plain country, and the cities of the south of Juda, and taken Baethsamys, and Aelon, and Galero, and Socho and her villages, and Thamna and her villages, and Gamzo and her villages: and they dwelt there.

Chronicles II 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

Chronicles II 28:18 In-Context

16 At that time king Achaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him, and on this occasion,

17 because the Idumeans had attacked , and smitten Juda, and taken a number of prisoners.

18 Also the Philistines had made an attack on the cities of the plain country, and the cities of the south of Juda, and taken Baethsamys, and Aelon, and Galero, and Socho and her villages, and Thamna and her villages, and Gamzo and her villages: and they dwelt there.

19 For the Lord humbled Juda because of Achaz king of Juda, because he grievously departed from the Lord.

20 And there came against him Thalgaphellasar king of Assyria, and he afflicted him.