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Promise vs. Possession
Commentators highlight that Ekron, a major Philistine city, was allotted to Judah but never actually possessed by them. This serves as a powerful illustration of the gap between God's promises and the people's incomplete obedience or inability to fully conquer the land assigned to them.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 15:21–63
18th Century
Theologian
List of the towns of the tribe of Judah. These are arranged in four divisions, according to the natural features of the district; namely, those of …
Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 15:45
19th Century
Bishop
Ekron was afterwards given to Dan (Joshua 19:43).
John Gill
On Joshua 15:45
17th Century
Pastor
Ekron, with her towns and her villages .
] One of the five principalities of the Philistines, which with two more ne…
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Matthew Henry
On Joshua 15:20–63
17th Century
Minister
Here is a list of the cities of Judah. But we do not find Bethlehem here, which later became the city of David and was ennobled by the birth of our…