Ekron

The first 10 of 20 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Joshua

• Joshua 13:3

  from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;

• Joshua 15:11

  Then it went out to the northern slope of Ekron, curved toward Shikkeron, proceeded to Mount Baalah, went on to Jabneel, and ended at the Sea.

• Joshua 15:45

  Ekron, with its towns and villages;

• Joshua 15:46

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

• Joshua 19:43

  Elon, Timnah, Ekron,

Judges

• Judges 1:18

  And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 5:10

  So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”

• 1 Samuel 6:16

  And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

• 1 Samuel 6:17

  As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

• 1 Samuel 7:14

  The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.