2 Kings 18:8

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He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city.

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  • 2 Kgs 17:9 : 9 The Israelites secretly did things against the Lord their God that were not right. They built high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.
  • Isa 14:29 : 29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistia, that the rod that struck you is broken, for from the root of the serpent will emerge a viper, and its offspring will be a fiery flying serpent.
  • 2 Chr 28:18 : 18 The Philistines also raided towns in the foothills and the Negev of Judah. They captured and settled in Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its villages, Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages.
  • Isa 5:2 : 2 He dug it and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a tower in its center and also carved out a winepress in it. He hoped it would produce good grapes, but it yielded only wild ones.
  • 1 Chr 4:41 : 41 These, recorded by name, came during the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the tents of the Meunites who were found there and completely destroyed them, as is still the case today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture there for their flocks.
  • 2 Chr 26:10 : 10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns because he had large herds in the lowlands and the plains. He also had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and fertile lands, for he loved the soil.

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  • 2 Chr 26:6
    76%

    6He went out to war against the Philistines, broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, and built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.

  • 2 Sam 5:25
    75%

    25So David did as the LORD commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Geba to Gezer.

  • Judg 1:18
    74%

    18Then Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, along with their surrounding territories.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
    73%

    16David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 1 Chr 18:1
    73%

    1After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its surrounding villages from the control of the Philistines.

  • Josh 10:41
    73%

    41Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea to Gaza, and the entire region of Goshen as far as Gibeon.

  • 2 Chr 28:18
    73%

    18The Philistines also raided towns in the foothills and the Negev of Judah. They captured and settled in Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its villages, Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages.

  • Amos 1:6-8
    3 verses
    73%

    6Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because they deported an entire population to deliver them over to Edom.'

    7So I will send fire upon the wall of Gaza, and it will consume her palaces.

    8'I will cut off the inhabitants from Ashdod, and the one who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,' says the Lord GOD.

  • Jer 47:1
    72%

    1This is the message of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet regarding the Philistines, before Pharaoh attacked Gaza.

  • 2 Kgs 18:7
    72%

    7The LORD was with him; wherever he went, he succeeded. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    72%

    52The men of Israel and Judah rose up, shouted, and pursued the Philistines all the way to the entrance of the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The dead Philistines lay scattered along the road to Shaaraim, as far as Gath and Ekron.

  • Josh 13:3
    72%

    3From the Shihor River (which is near Egypt) to the northern boundary of Ekron, which is counted as part of the Canaanite land; the five rulers of the Philistines—Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron—and the Avvites.

  • Zech 9:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great anguish, and Ekron, because its hope will be disappointed. The king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.

    6A foreigner will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

  • 2 Kgs 18:9
    70%

    9In the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.

  • 2 Sam 8:1
    70%

    1After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them; he took control of the bridle of the mother-city from the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    70%

    8War broke out again. David went out to fight the Philistines and struck them with a great slaughter, causing them to flee before him.

  • Jer 25:20
    70%

    20All the mixed peoples and all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the Philistine cities: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod.

  • Judg 15:8-9
    2 verses
    69%

    8He attacked them viciously, defeating them completely. Then he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

    9The Philistines went up and camped in Judah, spreading out near Lehi.

  • Josh 15:46-47
    2 verses
    69%

    46From Ekron to the sea, all that lay near Ashdod with their villages.

    47Ashdod with its towns and villages, Gaza with its towns and villages, as far as the Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea and its boundaries.

  • Zeph 2:4
    69%

    4For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will become a ruin. At noon Ashdod will be driven out, and Ekron will be uprooted.

  • 1 Sam 13:3
    69%

    3Jonathan attacked the Philistine garrison at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul blew the ram's horn throughout the land, saying, "Let the Hebrews hear!"

  • 2 Chr 11:8
    69%

    8Gath, Mareshah, and Ziph,

  • 2 Sam 23:12
    68%

    12But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck down the Philistines, and the LORD brought about a great victory.

  • 2 Sam 23:10
    68%

    10but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines until his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The LORD gave a great victory that day. The troops returned to him only to strip the dead.

  • Judg 16:21
    68%

    21Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding grain in the prison.

  • 1 Sam 7:11
    67%

    11The men of Israel rushed out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to a point below Beth-car.

  • 1 Sam 14:31
    67%

    31That day they struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, but the troops were very exhausted.

  • Isa 20:1
    67%

    1In the year that the commander came to Ashdod, when Sargon, the king of Assyria, sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,

  • Judg 16:2
    67%

    2When the Gazites were told, 'Samson has come here,' they surrounded the place and waited for him all night at the city gate. They remained quiet throughout the night, saying, 'At dawn, we will kill him.'

  • 1 Sam 13:23
    67%

    23A Philistine garrison advanced to the pass at Michmash.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    67%

    1In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies to wage war against Israel, and Achish said to David, "You surely know that you and your men will go out with me in the army."

  • Amos 6:2
    67%

    2Go to Calneh and look, then go from there to great Hamath, and go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their territory greater than yours?

  • 2 Sam 8:12
    67%

    12from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

  • 1 Sam 7:13-14
    2 verses
    67%

    13So the Philistines were subdued and did not invade Israel's territory again. The hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

    14The towns that the Philistines had captured from Israel—Ekron to Gath—were restored to Israel, and Israel delivered their territories from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

  • 2 Sam 5:20
    67%

    20So David went to Baal Perazim, where he defeated them. He said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like a rushing flood." Therefore, that place is called Baal Perazim.

  • 1 Sam 14:48
    66%

    48He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.

  • 2 Chr 12:4
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    4He captured the fortified cities of Judah and advanced as far as Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 18:13
    66%

    13In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

  • Jer 47:4-5
    2 verses
    66%

    4For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off every survivor who could help Tyre and Sidon. Indeed, the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.

    5Gaza is shaven bare; Ashkelon is silenced. You remnant of their valley, how long will you cut yourselves in mourning?

  • 1 Chr 20:4
    66%

    4After this, war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines. Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and they were subdued.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    66%

    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to face them.

  • 1 Sam 23:2
    66%

    2So David asked the LORD, saying, "Should I go and attack these Philistines?" The LORD answered David, "Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah."