John Gill Commentary 2 Chronicles 28:18

"The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the towns thereof, and Timnah with the towns thereof, Gimzo also and the towns thereof: and they dwelt there." — 2 Chronicles 28:18 (ASV)

The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low
country
Which lay nearest to them, as Sharon, Lydda, Joppa, &c. in revenge of what Uzziah had done to them, (2 Chronicles 26:6 2 Chronicles 26:7), and of the south of Judah; they penetrated as far as that, from the west to the south of the land:

and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho, with
the villages thereof and Timnah with the villages thereof ;
of which see (Joshua 15:10Joshua 15:35Joshua 15:41Joshua 15:57) (19:42)

and Gimzo also, and the villages thereof ;
which though nowhere else mentioned in Scripture, yet we frequently read in Jewish writings ^F12 of Nahum, a man of Ganizu, which perhaps is the same place with this:

and they dwelt there ;
kept them in their hands, and inhabited them.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F12: T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 21. 1. Sanhedrin, fol. 108. 2