Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageHe went out and waged war against the Philistines, tearing down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod, then building cities throughout Ashdod's territory and among the Philistines.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GHe went out and made war against the Pelishtim and broke down the wall of Gat and the wall of Yavneh and the wall of Ashdod. He built cities in the territory of Ashdod and among the Pelishtim.
KJV
King James VersionAnd he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleUzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
Footnotes
Uzziah attacks three of the five Philistine city-states — Gath, Jabneh (Jabneel), and Ashdod — dismantling their fortifications and colonising their territory. This reverses the humiliation of Jehoash's capture of Amaziah (2 Chr. 25:23). The movement from demolition to construction (breaking walls, building cities) reflects a pattern of holy-war theology: judgment clears ground that covenant community then fills. FOG retains *Pelishtim* and *Gat/Yavneh* as Hebrew forms; FOG Message uses traditional English equivalents.
