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Judges 1:18 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border. "

Judges 1:18

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16 The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.

17 Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.

18 Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.

19 The LORD was with Judah, and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

20 They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.

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Joshua 15:11

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"and the border went out to the side of Ekron northward; and the border extended to Shikkeron, and passed along to Mount Baalah, and went out at Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea."

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Zephaniah 2:4

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"For Gaza will be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron will be rooted up."

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Joshua 15:46

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"from Ekron even to the sea, all that were by the side of Ashdod, with their villages."

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Jeremiah 25:20

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"and all the mixed people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;"

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2 Chronicles 28:18

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"The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and also Gimzo and its villages; and they lived there."

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1 Maccabees 5:68

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"But Judas turned toward Azotus, to the land of the Philistines, pulled down their altars, burned the carved images of their gods with fire, took the plunder of their cities, and returned into the land of Judah."

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Judges 1:1

"After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of the LORD, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”"

Judges 1:2

"The LORD said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”"

Judges 1:3

"Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot.” So Simeon went with him."

Judges 1:4

"Judah went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek."

Judges 1:5

"They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites."

Judges 1:6

"But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes."

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