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Joshua 15:45
Ekron, with its towns and villages;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua records the southern boundary cities to the tribes of Israel during the distribution of Judah’s territorial allotment.
The words — עֶקְר֥וֹן (ekron) names the city, while בְּנֹתֶיהָ (bene-teha) and חֲצֵרֶיהָ (chatze-reha) literally denote its dependent towns and surrounding villages.
The thread — Joshua 13:3 marks Ekron as a northern boundary line, and 1 Samuel 5:10 and 6:17 document its later use as a Philistine center for the ark.
Why it lands — The verse explicitly places Ekron within Judah’s border list, requiring the reader to acknowledge its administrative inclusion alongside its later historical prominence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
Cross-references
- Joshua 13:3 from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
- 1 Samuel 5:10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”
- 1 Samuel 6:17 As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
- Amos 1:8 I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
- Zephaniah 2:4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
- Zechariah 9:5 Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.