Joshua 15:46

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;”

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BSBPD

“from Ekron to the sea, all the cities near Ashdod, along with their villages;”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“from Ekron even unto the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“from Ekron and westward, all that <FI>are<Fi> by the side of Ashdod, and their villages.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 15:46 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 5:1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
  2. 1 Samuel 5:6Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.
  3. 2 Chronicles 26:6Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
  4. Nehemiah 13:23In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
  5. Isaiah 20:1Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it,
  6. Amos 1:8I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

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