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Ekron

Philistine plain (Shephelah) · Old Testament · 20 verses

Ekron was one of the five chief cities of the Philistines, the northernmost of them. It lay on the coastal plain. The name appears in Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel and 5 more in the King James text.

About Ekron

Ekron was one of the five chief cities of the Philistines, the northernmost of them. It lay on the coastal plain.

Its place in the story

The captured ark of God was sent to Ekron, where it brought a plague, and the Philistines sent it back to Israel. Ekron also appears in the story of Ahaziah, who sent to inquire of its god Baal-zebub.

Ekron in Scripture (KJV)

“From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:”
Joshua 13:3 (KJV)
“And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.”
Joshua 15:11 (KJV)
“Ekron, with her towns and her villages:”
Joshua 15:45 (KJV)
“From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:”
Joshua 15:46 (KJV)
“And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,”
Joshua 19:43 (KJV)
“Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.”
Judges 1:18 (KJV)
“Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.”
1 Samuel 5:10 (KJV)
“And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.”
1 Samuel 6:16 (KJV)

Ekron is named 20 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

The dread that fell on Ekron before the ark shows that the God of Israel rules over all nations, a rule made full in Christ the King.

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Where is Ekron in the Bible?

Ekron was one of the five chief cities of the Philistines, the northernmost of them. It lay on the coastal plain. The name appears in Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel and 5 more in the King James text.

What happened at Ekron?

The captured ark of God was sent to Ekron, where it brought a plague, and the Philistines sent it back to Israel. Ekron also appears in the story of Ahaziah, who sent to inquire of its god Baal-zebub.

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