Judges 1:18

New International Version

¹⁸Judah also took^[a] Gaza,^(A) Ashkelon^(B) and Ekron—each city with its territory.

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Judges 1:18 Hebrew; Septuagint Judah did not take

Jeremiah 25:20

New International Version

²⁰and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz;^(A) all the kings of the Philistines^(B) (those of Ashkelon,^(C) Gaza,^(D) Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod);

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Jeremiah 25:20 in all English translations

Amos 1:7-8

New International Version

⁷I will send fire on the walls of Gaza
    that will consume her fortresses.
⁸I will destroy the king^[a] of Ashdod^(A)
    and the one who holds the scepter in Ashkelon.
I will turn my hand^(B) against Ekron,
    till the last of the Philistines^(C) are dead,”^(D)
says the Sovereign Lord.^(E)

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Amos 1:8 Or inhabitants

Zephaniah 2:4

New International Version

Philistia

⁴Gaza^(A) will be abandoned
and Ashkelon^(B) left in ruins.
At midday Ashdod will be emptied
and Ekron uprooted.

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Zephaniah 2:4 in all English translations

Zephaniah 2:7

New International Version

⁷That land will belong
    to the remnant^(A) of the people of Judah;
    there they will find pasture.
In the evening they will lie down
    in the houses of Ashkelon.
The Lord their God will care for them;
    he will restore their fortunes.^[a]^(B)

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Zephaniah 2:7 Or will bring back their captives

Zephaniah 2:7 in all English translations

Zechariah 9:5

New International Version

⁵Ashkelon^(A) will see it and fear;
    Gaza will writhe in agony,
    and Ekron too, for her hope will wither.
Gaza will lose her king
    and Ashkelon will be deserted.