¹⁶At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings^a of Assyria^z for help. ¹⁷The Edomites^a had again come and attacked Judah and carried away prisoners,^b ¹⁸while the Philistines^c had raided towns in the foothills and in the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth Shemesh, Aijalon^d and Gederoth,^e as well as Soko,^f Timnah^g and Gimzo, with their surrounding villages.

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Footnotes

aMost Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also 2 Kings 16:7) king

Cross references

zSee 2 Ki 16:7; Eze 23:12
a Ps 137:7; Isa 34:5; 63:1; Jer 25:21; Eze 16:57; 25:12; Am 1:11
b 2 Ch 29:9
c Isa 9:12; 11:14; Jer 25:20; Eze 16:27, 57; 25:15
dSee Jos 10:12
e Jos 15:41
fSee 1 Sa 17:1
gSee Ge 38:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help. For the Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried away captives. And the Philistines had made raids on the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At that time King Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help. The Edomites came again, attacked Judah, and took captives. The Philistines also raided the cities of the Judean foothills and the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their surrounding villages.

NLTNew Living Translation

At that time King Ahaz of Judah asked the king of Assyria for help. The armies of Edom had again invaded Judah and taken captives. And the Philistines had raided towns located in the foothills of Judah and in the Negev of Judah. They had already captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him, since again the Edomites came and struck against Judah and took captives. And the Philistines sent raids into the cities of the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah. And they captured Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Socoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.

KJV 1900King James Version

At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, 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.

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