He held fast(A) to the Lord and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses. And the Lord was with him; he was successful(B) in whatever he undertook. He rebelled(C) against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. From watchtower to fortified city,(D) he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory.

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For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.

And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

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