KJV ORIGINAL
From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
From Ekron all the way to the Mediterranean Sea, including everything near Ashdod and all the small towns around it:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes part of the territorial boundary that included all the land and villages from the city of Ekron to the Mediterranean coast near Ashdod.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed description of the land inheritance given to the tribe of Judah after the Israelites conquered Canaan under Joshua's leadership. Ekron and Ashdod were major Philistine cities along the Mediterranean coast, representing strategic and fertile territory that God had promised to give His people as their permanent homeland.
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