Isaiah 20:1

In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, he fought against Ashdod and took it.

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In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

In Context

2At that time Yahweh spoke by Isaiah son of Amoz and said, “Go and remove the sackcloth from your waist, and take your sandals off your feet.” He did so, walking naked and barefoot.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 6:17These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to Yahweh—one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron.

2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah went out and fought against the Philistines. He broke down the city walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod; he built cities in the country of Ashdod and among the Philistines.

Jeremiah 25:20all people of mixed heritage and all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of Philistia—Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

Amos 1:8I will cut off the man who lives in Ashdod 1 and the man who holds the scepter from Ashkelon. 1 I will turn my hand against Ekron, 1 and the rest of the Philistines will perish,” 1 says the Lord Yahweh. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 20:1

This chapter is a prediction of the carrying away of multitudes both of the Egyptians and the Ethiopians into captivity by the king of Assyria. Here is, I. The sign by which this was foretold, which was the prophet's going for some time barefoot and almost naked, like a poor captive, ver. 1-2 . II. The explication of that sign, with application to Egypt and Ethiopia, ver. 3-5 . III. The good use which the people of God should make of this, which is never to trust in an arm of flesh, because thus it will deceive… Read the whole commentary →

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