Joshua 15:45

45 The tribe of Judah was also given these towns: Ekron and all the small towns and villages near it;

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 Iphtah, Ashnah, Nezib,

44 Keilah, Aczib, and Mareshah. There were nine towns and their villages.

45 The tribe of Judah was also given these towns: Ekron and all the small towns and villages near it;

46 the area west of Ekron and all the villages and small towns near Ashdod;

47 Ashdod and the small towns and villages around it; the villages and small towns around Gaza as far as the brook of Egypt and along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.