Joshua 13:3
3(from the aShihor, which is east of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron, it is counted as Canaanite; bthere are five rulers of the Philistines, those of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron), and those of cthe Avvim,Joshua 15:45
45 dEkron, with its towns and its villages;Judges 1:18
18Judah also ecaptured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.2 Kings 1:2
2Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, “Go, inquire of fBaal-zebub, the god of Ekron, gwhether I shall recover from this sickness.”Jeremiah 25:20
20and hall the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of ithe land of Uz and all the kings of jthe land of the Philistines ( kAshkelon, lGaza, Ekron, and the remnant of mAshdod);Amos 1:8
8I will cut off the inhabitants from nAshdod,and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon;
I will turn my hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish,”
says the Lord God.
Zephaniah 2:4
4 oFor Gaza shall be deserted,and Ashkelon shall become a desolation;
Ashdod’s people shall be driven out at noon,
and Ekron shall be uprooted.
Copyright information for
ESV