Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 18:8
He smote the Philistines, [even] unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
8. he smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza ] Gaza was the most southern of the five great towns of the Philistines, so that it is intimated that the whole land of Philistia was overrun by the king of Judah.
from the tower of the watchmen, &c. ] See above on 2Ki 17:9 note.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Sargon had established the complete dominion of Assyria over the Philistines. Hence, the object of Hezekiahs Philistine campaign was not so much conquest as opposition to the Assyrian power. How successful it was is indicated in the Assyrian records by the number of towns in this quarter which Sennacherib recovered before he proceeded against Jerusalem.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 8. From the tower of the watchmen] See the same words, 2Kg 17:9. It seems a proverbial mode of expression: he reduced every kind of fortification; nothing was able to stand before him.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
He smote the Philistines, and recovered from them what his father had lost, 2Ch 28:18, and more.
From the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city; of which phrase See Poole “2Ki 17:9“.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
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 2Ch 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
2Ki 17:9.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(8) He smote.He it was who smote. The reduction of the Philistines was probably subsequent to the retreat of Sennacherib. (Comp. 2Ch. 32:22; Isa. 11:14.)
Unto Gaza.The southernmost part of the Philistine territory.
From the tower of the watchmen . . . city.See Note on 2Ki. 17:9. The entire land of Philistia was ravaged by the Judean forces.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
8. Smote the Philistines Who in the reign of Ahaz “had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah.” 2Ch 28:18.
Unto Gaza In the southern part of the great Philistine plain, (see on Jos 10:41,) so that he probably recovered all the cities that the Philistines had taken from Judah.
From the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city That is, from the more exposed districts to the fortified towns. See note on 2Ki 17:9. Keil is of opinion that this war against the Philistines occurred after the defeat of Sennacherib.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
This is a kind of parenthesis to what went before, and what follows: for it repeats what the former chapter related, the capture of Samaria; and is no further connected with the history of Judah, than as it shows, from the success the king of Assyria had obtained over Israel, it opened, as he thought, an easier way to the destruction of Judah.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
2Ki 18:8 He smote the Philistines, [even] unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Ver. 8. He smote the Philistines. ] A warlike people, and therefore his glory was the greater: as Plutarch praiseth the Romans above Alexander, because he subdued Asiatics that were pusillanimous and effeminate; but these, the Germans, Spaniards, Britons, hardy and headstrong nations.
From the tower of the watchmen.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the Philistines: 1Ch 4:41, 2Ch 28:18, Isa 14:29
Gaza: Heb. Azzah
from the tower: 2Ki 17:9, 2Ch 26:10, Isa 5:2
Reciprocal: Amo 1:7 – a fire
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 18:8. He smote the Philistines even unto Gaza And recovered from them what his father had lost, and more, 2Ch 28:18. From the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city That is, all the country over, both the country villages and fortified towns. When he had purged out the corruptions which his father had brought in, he might expect to recover the possessions which his father had lost. These his victories over the Philistines had been foretold by Isa 14:28.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
18:8 He smote the Philistines, [even] unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, {c} from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
(c) Read 2Ki 17:9.