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And Elon , and Timnah , and Ekron ,

Ekron , with her towns and her villages:

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.

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 Gazites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod , with their villages:

And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

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 .

And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Ashkelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon , and Gaza , and Ekron , and the remnant of Ashdod ,

Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron ; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza , and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod , and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon , and I will turn mine hand against Ekron : and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.

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.

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.

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 Baal –zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah , and Ekron as a Jebusite .

And Beth–arabah, and Zemaraim , and Beth–el,

And Beth–peor, and Ashdoth–pisgah, and Beth–jeshimoth,

And upon Kiriathaim , and upon Beth–gamul, and upon Beth–meon,

And Beth–nimrah, and Beth–haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep.

Salma the father of Beth–lehem, Hareph the father of Beth–gader.

Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth–anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth–shemesh and of Beth–anath became tributaries unto them.