2 Kings 18:8

8 He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the towers of the watchmen to the fenced city.

2 Kings 18:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 18:8

He smote the Philistines even unto Gaza, and the borders
thereof
Who in his father's time had invaded Judah, and taken many cities and towns in it, which Hezekiah now recovered, and drove them to their own territories, of which Gaza was one; see ( 2 Chronicles 28:18 )

from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city;
that is, places both great and small, cities, towns, and villages; of this phrase, see ( 2 Kings 17:9 ) .

2 Kings 18:8 In-Context

6 For he cleaved unto the LORD and did not depart from following him, but kept his commandments which the LORD commanded Moses.

7 And the LORD was with him, and he prospered in all things in which he went forth; and he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

8 He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the towers of the watchmen to the fenced city.

9 And in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hosea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against Samaria and besieged it.

10 And at the end of three years, they took it; even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hosea, king of Israel, Samaria was taken.