2 Chronicles 26:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in [the country of] Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּצֵא֙ וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיִּפְרֹ֞ץ אֶת־ח֣וֹמַת גַּ֗ת וְאֵת֙ חוֹמַ֣ת יַבְנֵ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת חוֹמַ֣ת אַשְׁדּ֑וֹד וַיִּבְנֶ֣ה עָרִ֔ים בְּאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

Transliteration

wə-yēṣē' wə-yillāḥem against-the-pəlištîm wə-yiprōṣ 'et-wall-of gat and-'ēt wall-of yabnēh and-'ēt wall-of 'ašdôd wə-yibneh cities in-'ašdôd and-in-the-pəlištîm

Grammar Details

*wə-yēṣē'*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went out
*wə-yillāḥem*: conjunction + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he fought
*pəlištîm*: proper name, masculine plural - Philistines
*wə-yiprōṣ*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he broke down
*'et*: direct object marker
*gat*: proper name - Gath
*'ēt*: direct object marker
*yabnēh*: proper name - Jabneh
*'ašdôd*: proper name - Ashdod
*wə-yibneh*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he built

Word Meanings

*wə-yēṣē'*: and he went out/marched out/set out
*wə-yillāḥem*: and he fought/warred/battled
*wə-yiprōṣ*: and he broke down/tore down/breached
*wə-yibneh*: and he built/established/constructed

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Referenced Verses

Isa 14:29 : 29 Rejoice not, O Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth an adder, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
1 Sam 5:1 : 1 Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
1 Sam 5:6 : 6 But the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof.
2 Sam 8:1 : 1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
1 Chr 18:1 : 1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Chr 21:16 : 16 And Jehovah stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians that are beside the Ethiopians:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Kgs 18:8
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8He smote the Philistines unto Gaza and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
2 Chr 27:3-4
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3He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
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5And he took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised [it] up to the towers, and the other wall without, and strengthened Millo [in] the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
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2 Chr 33:14
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2 Chr 14:6-7
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6And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest.
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2 Chr 26:7
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2 Chr 34:6-7
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6And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, in their ruins round about.
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2 Chr 8:4-6
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4And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store - cities, which he built in Hamath.
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2 Chr 26:9
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1 Chr 18:1
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1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
2 Chr 28:18
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18The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the towns thereof, and Timnah with the towns thereof, Gimzo also and the towns thereof: and they dwelt there.
2 Chr 11:10-12
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10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
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2 Chr 11:5-6
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2 Chr 17:12
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1 Chr 14:16
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Ezek 26:9
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2 Chr 12:4
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2 Sam 5:9
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1 Sam 19:8
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1 Sam 7:14
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2 Chr 17:2
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1 Chr 11:8
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1 Kgs 9:15
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2 Chr 16:6
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Judg 1:18
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1 Sam 17:52
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2 Chr 25:23
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23And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
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Deut 3:5
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