2 Chronicles 26:6

the Philistines Cp. 2Ch 21:16; 2 Chronicles 28:18; 2 Kings 18:8; 1Ma 5:66-68; 1Ma 14:34. Wars against the Philistines continned almost down to Roman times.

brake down the wall of Gath See note on 2 Chronicles 25:23.

Jabneh Mentioned here only in the O.T., but probably to be Identified with "Jabneel" (Joshua 15:11). At a later date It was called "Jamnia" (2Ma 12:8). Its ruins are to be seen about 10 miles south of Jaffa (Joppa) on the coast. The modern Yebna is a few miles inland. Bädeker, p. 159.

Ashdod Cp. 1 Samuel 5:1 ff.; Isaiah 20:1; Zephaniah 2:4; Nehemiah 4:7; Nehemiah 13:23; Acts 8:40 (Ἄζωτος). Now Esdud. Bädeker, 159.

about Ashdod R.V. in the country of Ashdod (lit. "in Ashdod"). Perhaps the name has been repeated through an early scribal error and we should read simply "and built cities among the Philistines."