Albert Barnes Commentary


Albert Barnes Commentary
"And 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 he built cities in [the country of] Ashdod, and among the Philistines." — 2 Chronicles 26:6 (ASV)
Uzziah’s expedition was the natural sequel to the Edomite war of Amaziah (2 Chronicles 25:11), which crushed the most formidable of all the tribes of the south. On Jabneh, see the note on Joshua 15:11; and on Ashdod, see the note on Joshua 13:3.