2 Kings 18:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. From the tower of the watchmen - See the same words, 2 Kings 17:9 (note). It seems a proverbial mode of expression: he reduced every kind of fortification; nothing was able to stand before him.

2 Kings 18:8

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