Amo 1:8 | TNotes | STEP | 1:8 The Philistine cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon were on or near the seacoast, while Ekron lay inland. Gath is not mentioned here, as it had been conquered earlier by Hazael (2 Kgs 12:17 ) and then Uzziah (2 Chr 26:6 ). • the few Philistines still left: The Philistines maintained their ethnic identity through the Assyrian period, but this distinction faded by the time of the Persians (Zech 9:5-7 ).

b2 Kgs 12:17►

c2 Chr 26:6►

dZech 9:5-7►

‏ Amos 1:8

1:8 ^a The Philistine cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon were on or near the seacoast, while Ekron lay inland. Gath is not mentioned here, as it had been conquered earlier by Hazael (2 Kgs 12:17 ^b) and then Uzziah (2 Chr 26:6 ^c).

• the few Philistines still left: The Philistines maintained their ethnic identity through the Assyrian period, but this distinction faded by the time of the Persians (Zech 9:5-7 ^d).