SEV Biblia, Chapter 28:18
Asimismo los filisteos se habían derramado por las ciudades de la llanura, y al mediodía de Judá, y habían tomado a Bet-semes, a Ajalón, Gederot, y Soco con sus aldeas, Timna también con sus aldeas, y Gimzo con sus aldeas; y habitaban en ellas.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country , etc.] Which lay nearest to them, as Sharon, Lydda, Joppa, etc. in revenge of what Uzziah had done to them, ( 2 Chronicles 26:6,7), and of the south of Judah; they penetrated as far as that, from the west to the south of the land: and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho, with the villages thereof and Timnah with the villages thereof ; of which (see Joshua 15:10,35,41,57 19:42) and Gimzo also, and the villages thereof ; which though nowhere else mentioned in Scripture, yet we frequently read in Jewish writings of Nahum, a man of Ganizu, which perhaps is the same place with this: and they dwelt there ; kept them in their hands, and inhabited them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
The wicked reign of Ahaz in Judah. --Israel gained this victory because God was wroth with Judah, and mad them the rod of his indignation. He reminds them of their own sins. I ill becomes sinners to be cruel. Could they hope for the mercy of God if they neither showed mercy nor justice to their brethren? Let it be remembered, that every man is our neighbour, our brother, our fello man, if not our fellow Christian. And no man who is acquainted with the word of God, need fear to maintain that slavery is against the law of love and the gospel of grace. Who can hold his brother in bondage without breaking the rule of doing to others as he would they should d unto him? But when sinners are left to their own heart's lusts, the grow more desperate in wickedness. God commands them to release the prisoners, and they obeyed. The Lord brought Judah low. Those who wil not humble themselves under the word of God, will justly be humbled by his judgments. It is often found, that wicked men themselves have n real affection for those that revolt to them, nor do they care to d them a kindness. This is that king Ahaz! that wretched man! Those ar wicked and vile indeed, that are made worse by their afflictions instead of being made better by them; who, in their distress, trespas yet more, and have their hearts more fully set in them to do evil. But no marvel that men's affections and devotions are misplaced, when the mistake the author of their trouble and of their help. The progress of wickedness and misery is often rapid; and it is awful to reflect upon sinner's being driven away in his wickedness into the eternal world __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ופלשׁתים 6430 פשׁטו 6584 בערי 5892 השׁפלה 8219 והנגב 5045 ליהודה 3063 וילכדו 3920 את 853 בית שׁמשׁ 1053 ואת 853 אילון 357 ואת 853 הגדרות 1450 ואת 853 שׂוכו 7755 ובנותיה 1323 ואת 853 תמנה 8553 ובנותיה 1323 ואת 853 גמזו 1579 ואת 853 בנתיה 1323 וישׁבו 3427 שׁם׃ 8033
