Yosua 15:45

15:45 Ekron and its surrounding towns ¹  and settlements;

Yosua 15:1

15:1 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south. ² 

1 Samuel 5:10

5:10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron.

But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here ³  to kill our ⁴  people!”

Amos 1:8

1:8 I will remove ⁵  the ruler ⁶  from Ashdod, ⁷ 

the one who holds the royal scepter from Ashkelon. ⁸ 

I will strike Ekron ⁹  with my hand; ¹⁰ 

the rest of the Philistines will also die.” ¹¹ 

The sovereign Lord has spoken!

[15:45]  ¹ tn Heb “daughters.”

[15:1]  ² tn Heb “The lot was to the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin toward the south, southward.”

[5:10]  ³ tn Heb “to me.”

[5:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “my.”

[1:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “cut off.”

[1:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “the one who sits.” Some translations take this expression as a collective singular referring to the inhabitants rather than the ruler (e.g., NAB, NRSV, NLT).

[1:8]  ⁷ sn Ashdod was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashkelon, Ekron, Gaza, and Gath).

[1:8]  ⁸ sn Ashkelon was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashdod, Ekron, Gaza, and Gath).

[1:8]  ⁹ sn Ekron was one of the five major Philistine cities (along with Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gaza, and Gath).

[1:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “I will turn my hand against Ekron.” For other uses of the idiom, “turn the hand against,” see Ps 81:14; Isa 1:25; Jer 6:9; Zech 13:7.

[1:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and the remnant of the Philistines will perish.” The translation above assumes that reference is made to other Philistines beside those living in the cities mentioned. Another option is to translate, “Every last Philistine will die.”