and Elonand Timnahand Ekron,
Now after a considerabletimeShua'sdaughter,the wifeof Judah,died;and when the timeof mourningwas ended,Judahwentup to his sheepshearersat Timnah,he and his friendHirahthe Adullamite.
Eliahbathe Shaalbonite,the sonsof Jashen,Jonathan,
Ben-dekerin Makazand Shaalbimand Beth-shemeshand Elonbeth-hanan;
"I will also cutoffthe inhabitantfrom Ashdod,And him who holdsthe scepter,from Ashkelon;I will even unleashMy powerupon Ekron,And the remnantof the Philistineswill perish,"Saysthe LordGOD.
Ekron,with its townsand its villages;
Kain,Gibeahand Timnah;tencitieswith their villages.
and Shaalabbinand Aijalonand Ithlah,
and Eltekehand Gibbethonand Baalath,
yet the Amoritespersistedin livingin MountHeres,in Aijalonand in Shaalbim;but when the powerof the houseof Josephgrewstrong,they becameforcedlabor.
So they sentthe arkof Godto Ekron.And as the arkof Godcameto Ekronthe Ekronitescriedout, saying,"They have broughtthe arkof the Godof Israelaroundto us, to killus and our people."
