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Judges 1:18 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Judges 1:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Judges chapter 1 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.”
Judges 1:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Judges 1:18
Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.This verse claims Judah conquered three of the five major Philistine cities (the Pentapolis). Gaza (azzah, עַזָּה), Ashkelon (ashqelon, אַשְׁקְלוֹן), and Ekron (eqron, עֶקְרוֹן) controlled crucial coastal trade routes and Mediterranean ports. However, verse 19 immediately qualifies this success, and Judges 3:3 confirms Philistine pentapolis remained unconquered. The Septuagint (Greek OT) actually reads "Judah did NOT take" these cities, suggesting either textual corruption or that ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Judges 1:18
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“in Gath”
“the five lords of the Philistines”
“with its towns and its villages;”
“and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza”
“and saw there a prostitute”
“for Gaza one”
“Sea of Reeds} even to the sea of the Philistines”
“which is before Egypt”