Joshua 15:46

46 west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages;

Joshua 15:46 in Other Translations

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

46 from Ekron to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

46 From Ekron the boundary extended west and included the towns near Ashdod with their surrounding villages.

46 From Ekron, west to the sea, all that bordered Ashdod with its villages;

46 from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.

46 This included all the cities with their villages between Ekron and the Mediterranean Sea and alongside Ashdod.

46 from Ekron to the sea, all [the cities] near Ashdod, with their villages;

46 West of Ekron, Judah was given all of the settlements and villages that were near Ashdod.

Joshua 15:46 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:46

From Ekron even unto the sea
The Mediterranean sea, or the west, as the Targum:

all that [lay] near Ashdod, with their villages;
this is the Azotus of the New Testament, ( Acts 8:40 ) , another of the principalities of the Philistines, of which and Ekron (See Gill on Amos 1:8) and (See Gill on Zephaniah 2:4).

Joshua 15:46 In-Context

44 Keilah, Akzib and Mareshah—nine towns and their villages.

45 Ekron, with its surrounding settlements and villages;

46 west of Ekron, all that were in the vicinity of Ashdod, together with their villages;

47 Ashdod, its surrounding settlements and villages; and Gaza, its settlements and villages, as far as the Wadi of Egypt and the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.

48 In the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Sokoh,

Cross References

• 1. Joshua 11:22