John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 6. And he went forth, and warred against the Philistines , etc.] Who in the times of Jehoram broke in upon Judah, and distressed them, ( Chronicles 21:16,17) and brake down the wall of Gath ; which was one of the five principalities of the Philistines: and the wall of Jabneh ; nowhere else mentioned in Scripture, but frequent in the Jewish writings; where the sanhedrim sometimes sat, and where was a famous university, and from whence sprung many of the Jewish rabbins; it is the same which in some writers is called Jamnia, and was a port near to Joppa; and belonged to the tribe of Dan, as Josephus writes: and the wall of Ashdod : another of the principalities of the Philistines, the same with the Azotus of the New Testament; he dismantled all these places: and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines ; where he placed garrisons to keep them in awe; (see Amos 1:8).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-15 - As long as Uzziah sought the Lord, and minded religion, God made him to prosper. Those only prosper whom God makes to prosper; for prosperit is his gift. Many have owned, that as long as they sought the Lord, an kept close to their duty, they prospered; but when they forsook God every thing went cross. God never continues either to bless the indolent or to withhold his blessing from the diligent. He will neve suffer any to seek his face in vain. Uzziah's name was famed throughou all the neighbouring countries. A name with God and good people make truly honourable. He did not delight in war, nor addict himself to sports, but delighted in husbandry.
Original Hebrew ויצא3318 וילחם3898 בפלשׁתים6430 ויפרץ6555 את853 חומת2346 גת1661 ואת853 חומת2346 יבנה2996 ואת853 חומת2346 אשׁדוד795 ויבנה1129 ערים5892 באשׁדוד795 ובפלשׁתים׃6430
