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2 Chronicles 28:18

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The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

The Philistines {H6430} also had invaded {H6584} the cities {H5892} of the low country {H8219}, and of the south {H5045} of Judah {H3063}, and had taken {H3920} Bethshemesh {H1053}, and Ajalon {H357}, and Gederoth {H1450}, and Shocho {H7755} with the villages {H1323} thereof, and Timnah {H8553} with the villages {H1323} thereof, Gimzo {H1579} also and the villages {H1323} thereof: and they dwelt {H3427} there.

The P'lishtim too had invaded the cities in the Sh'felah and in the Negev of Y'hudah; they had captured Beit-Shemesh, Ayalon, G'derot, Sokho with its villages, Timnah with its villages and Gimzo with its villages; and they settled there.

The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.

The 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.

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Cross-References

  • Ezekiel 16:57 (5 votes)

    Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of [thy] reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all [that are] round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about.

  • Ezekiel 16:27 (4 votes)

    Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary [food], and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.

  • Judges 14:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

  • Joshua 15:41 (2 votes)

    And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:

  • Joshua 15:48 (2 votes)

    And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

  • 2 Chronicles 11:10 (2 votes)

    And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which [are] in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

  • 1 Samuel 6:9 (2 votes)

    And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, [then] he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that [it is] not his hand [that] smote us: it [was] a chance [that] happened to us.