LORDS OF THE PHILISTINES
(ceren, same as Hebrew word for "axle," probably a native designation):
These "lords" (Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; 16:5, etc.; 1 Samuel 5:8,11, etc.), elsewhere called "princes" (sar, 1 Samuel 18:30; 29:3,4,9), were the petty rulers or kings of the 5 Philistine cities, Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath.
See PHILISTINES.
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