- Ekron:
- "Ekron,ª with her townsª and her villages:ª" {Jsh 15:45} + "And Elon,ª and Thimnathah,ª and Ekron,ª" {Jsh 19:43} + "Therefore they sentª°¹ the arkª of Godª to Ekron.ª And it came to pass,¹ as the arkª of Godª cameª° to Ekron,ª that the Ekronitesª cried out,ª° saying,ª° They have brought aboutª°¹ the arkª of the Godª of Israelª to¹ us, to slayª° us and our people.ª" {1Sm 5:10} + "And the citiesª which¹ the Philistinesª had takenª° from¹¹ Israelª were restoredª° to Israel,ª from Ekronª¹ even unto¹ Gath;ª and the coastsª thereof did Israelª deliverª° out of the handsª¹ of the Philistines.ª And there was¹ peaceª between¹ Israelª and the Amorites.ª" {1Sm 7:14} + "And Ahaziahª fell downª° through¹ a latticeª in his upper chamberª that¹ [was] in Samaria,ª and was sick:ª° and he sentª° messengers,ª and saidª° unto¹ them, Go,²°¹ enquireª° of Baalzebubª the godª of Ekronª whether¹ I shall recoverª° of this disease.ª¹¹ ... But the angelª of the LORDª saidª° to¹ Elijahª the Tishbite,ª Arise,ª° go upª° to meetª° the messengersª of the kingª of Samaria,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, [Is it] not because¹¹ [there is] not¹ a Godª in Israel,ª [that] ye¹ goª° to enquireª° of Baalzebubª the godª of Ekron?ª" {2Kg 1:2-3} + "And they saidª° unto¹ him, There cameª° a manª upª° to meetª° us, and saidª° unto¹ us, Go,²°¹ turn againª° unto¹ the kingª that¹ sentª° you, and sayª° unto¹ him, Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª [Is it] not because¹¹ [there is] not¹ a Godª in Israel,ª [that] thou¹ sendestª° to enquireª° of Baalzebubª the godª of Ekron?ª therefore¹ thou shalt not¹ come downª° from¹ that bedª on which¹¹ thou art gone up,ª° but¹ shalt surely²° die.ª°" {2Kg 1:6} + "And he saidª° unto¹ him, Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Forasmuch as¹¹ thou hast sentª° messengersª to enquireª° of Baalzebubª the godª of Ekron,ª [is it] not because¹¹ [there is] no¹ Godª in Israelª to enquireª° of his word?ª therefore¹ thou shalt not¹ come downª° off¹ that bedª on which¹¹ thou art gone up,ª° but¹ shalt surely²° die.ª°" {2Kg 1:16}
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