John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 7. And God helped him against the Philistines , etc.] He did not do all before related of himself, and by his own strength, but by the help of God; the Targum is “the Word of the Lord helped him:” and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal ; the same with Gerar, according to the Targum; which also belonged to the Philistines, and had a king in Abraham’s time, ( Genesis 20:1), the same with Askelon, another of the five principalities of the Philistines: and the Mehunims ; or the Minaeans, as the Septuagint, and whom Pliny f99 makes mention of among the Arabians; they seem to be the Scenite Arabs; (see 2 Chronicles 20:1), or rather, as the Targum, those that dwelt in the plain of Maon, which was in Arabia Petraea.
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 ויעזרהו5826 האלהים430 על5921 פלשׁתים6430 ועל5921 הערביים6163 הישׁבים3427 בגור בעל1485 והמעונים׃4586
