Joshua 15:46

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

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, 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.

48 And in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "[were] on the hand of"