Ekron

Ekron, in the Hellenistic period known as Accaron, was at first a Canaanite, and later more famously a Philistine city, one of the five cities of the Philistine Pentapolis, located in present-day Israel. Quotes From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: Book of Joshua 13:3 KJV. And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. Book of Joshua 15:11 KJV. Ekron, with her towns and her villages: From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages: Book of Joshua 15:45-46 KJV. And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,... Book of Joshua 19:43-44 KJV. Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. Book of Judges 1:18 KJV. Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. Samuel 1 5:10 KJV. And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;... 1 Samuel 6:16-17 KJV. And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. 1 Samuel 7:14 KJV. And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 1 Samuel 17:52 KJV. And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? [...] And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. [...] And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 2 Kings 1:2-3;6;16 KJV. He sent him a gold buckle, which it was customary to present to the King’s Kinsmen, and he also gave him Ekron and all its territory as a possession. 1 Maccabees 10:89 NCB. ...with the various groupings of people: all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of the Philistines—Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;... Book of Jeremiah 25:20 NCB. I will destroy the inhabitants of Ashdod and the sceptered ruler at Ashkelon. I will turn my hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish, says the Lord God. Book of Amos 1:8 NCB. For Gaza will be deserted and Ashkelon will be reduced to ruins. The people of Ashdod will be driven out at midday, and Ekron will be uprooted. Book of Zephaniah 2:4 NCB. Ashkelon will witness this and be terrified, as will Gaza who will writhe in anguish; the same will be true of Ekron whose hopes will come to naught. The king will vanish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited. Book of Zechariah 9:5 NCB. I will snatch the bloody meat from their mouths and their abominations from between their teeth. They, too, will be a remnant belonging to our God; they will be like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will become like the Jebusites. Book of Zechariah 9:7 NCB. External links Category:Hebrew Bible cities Category:Book of Zephaniah