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2 Kings

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

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He smote beat Verb H5221 הִכָּ֧ה hik·kah
the Philistines Philistine Adjective H6430 פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים pe·lish·tim
far against Prepostion H5704 עַד־ ad-
[even] unto Gaza Azzah Noun H5804 עַזָּ֖ה az·zah
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and the borders border Noun H1366 גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ ge·vu·lei·ha;
thereof from the tower castle Noun H4026 מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל mim·mig·dal
to the fenced fortress Noun H4013 מִבְצָֽר׃ miv·tzar.
city Ai Noun H5892 עִ֥יר ir

Locations

Gaza

GAZAga'-za (`azzah, "strong"; Septuagint Gaza; Arabic Ghazzeh):One of the five chief towns of Philistia and probably the oldest, situated near the coast in lat. 31 degrees 30' and about 40 miles South of Jaffa. It is on a hill rising 60 to 200 ft. above the plain, with sand dunes between it and the sea, which is about 2 1/2 miles distant. The plain around is... View Details

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King James Bible He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Hebrew Greek English He smote defeated the Philistines, even unto Gaza, Philistines as far as Gaza and the borders thereof, its territory, from the tower of the watchmen watchtower to the fenced fortified city.
New American Standard Bible 1995 He smote defeated the Philistines, even unto Gaza, Philistines as far as Gaza and the borders thereof, its territory, from the tower of the watchmen watchtower to the fenced fortified city.