Zec 9:5-6 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Zech 9:5-6: 9:5-6 Ashkelon ... Gaza ... Ekron ... Ashdod: These Philistine cities, located on the coastal plain of Israel, were defeated by David (2 Sam 5:17-25 ) but later regained some autonomy. The prophets Amos and Zephaniah pronounced similar judgments against the same four cities (Amos 1:6-8 ; Zeph 2:4-7 ).

b2 Sam 5:17-25►

cAmos 1:6-8►

dZeph 2:4-7►

fDeut 23:2►

‏ Zechariah 9:5-6

Summary for Zech 9:5-6: 9:5-6 ^a Ashkelon ... Gaza ... Ekron ... Ashdod: These Philistine cities, located on the coastal plain of Israel, were defeated by David (2 Sam 5:17-25 ^b) but later regained some autonomy. The prophets Amos and Zephaniah pronounced similar judgments against the same four cities (Amos 1:6-8 ^c; Zeph 2:4-7 ^d).
9:6 ^e Foreigners: This Hebrew word occurs elsewhere only in Deut 23:2 ^f, where it refers to illegitimate children. Zechariah uses it to signify the Philistines’ eventual loss of political and social identity.