Joshua 15:45

45 Ekron, its towns and villages;

Joshua 15:45 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:45

Ekron, with her towns and her villages.
] One of the five principalities of the Philistines, which with two more next mentioned, though they fell to the lot of the tribe of Judah, were never possessed by them; for which reason perhaps Gath and Ascalon are not mentioned, and these are put for the rest; see ( Joshua 13:3 ) .

Joshua 15:45 In-Context

43 Jephthah, Ashnah, Nezib,

44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah; nine cities and their villages.

45 Ekron, its towns and villages;

46 from Ekron to the sea, and all that {were near} Ashdod and their villages.

47 Ashdod, its towns and villages; Gaza, its towns and villages, up to the wadi of Egypt and the Great Sea and its coast.