Bible Verses About Ekron
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for ekron, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 612 votes, led by 1 Samuel 5:10. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Ekron
1 Samuel 5:1040 votes
Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
Joshua 13:338 votes
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
Zephaniah 2:434 votes
For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
Judges 1:1833 votes
Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
Joshua 19:4330 votes
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
Jeremiah 25:2028 votes
And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
Zechariah 9:528 votes
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
Joshua 15:1127 votes
And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea.
Amos 1:824 votes
And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God.
Joshua 15:4522 votes
Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
1 Samuel 6:1620 votes
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
1 Samuel 17:5220 votes
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
1 Samuel 6:1719 votes
And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
Joshua 15:4618 votes
From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:
1 Samuel 7:1418 votes
And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
2 Kings 1:218 votes
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
Zechariah 9:718 votes
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
2 Kings 1:617 votes
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
1 Timothy 2:1-1516 votes
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
1 Peter 2:1-2516 votes
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Joshua 15:45-4614 votes
Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
2 Kings 1:314 votes
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron?
2 Kings 1:1614 votes
And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
1 Chronicles 2:1-5514 votes
These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
John 3:1-3614 votes
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
What does the Bible say about ekron?
Readers most often cite 1 Samuel 5:10 on the subject of ekron. Across 612 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Joshua 13:3, Zephaniah 2:4, Judges 1:18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.