Those were the names of Ishmael’s sons. Each son had his own camp that became a small town. The twelve sons were like twelve princes with their own people.
Joshua 15:45 - Easy To Read Version The people of Judah also got the town of Ekron and all the small towns and fields near it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ekron, with her towns and her villages: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Ekron, with its towns and villages. American Standard Version (1901) Ekron, with its towns and its villages; Common English Bible Ekron, its dependent cities and surrounding areas. Catholic Public Domain Version Ekron, with its towns and villages: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Accaron with the towns and villages thereof. |
Those were the names of Ishmael’s sons. Each son had his own camp that became a small town. The twelve sons were like twelve princes with their own people.
And I will destroy the one that sits \{on the throne\} in Ashdod. {\cf2\super [15]} I will destroy the king that holds the scepter in Ashkelon. {\cf2\super [16]} I will punish the people of Ekron. {\cf2\super [17]} Then the Philistines that are still left alive, will die.” The Lord God said those things.
No one will be left in Gaza {\cf2\super [10]} . Ashkelon {\cf2\super [11]} will be destroyed. By noon, the people will be forced to leave Ashdod {\cf2\super [12]} . Ekron {\cf2\super [13]} will be empty! {\cf2\super [14]}
You have not yet taken the area from the Shihor River [53] at Egypt to the border of Ekron and the land further north. That land still belongs to the Canaanite people. You must still defeat the five Philistine leaders at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. You must also defeat the Avvite people
Then the border went to the hill north of Ekron. From that place the border turned to Shikkeron and went past Mount Baalah. The border continued on to Jabneel and ended at the Mediterranean Sea.
Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah. In all, there were nine towns and all the fields around them.
They also got the area west of Ekron and all the fields and towns near Ashdod.
In this way, the Philistines sent golden models of tumors as gifts for their sins to the Lord. They sent one golden model of a tumor for each Philistine town. These Philistine towns were Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.