# עֶקְרוֹן (eqron)

Israeli respelling: eqron. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6138. 20 Old Testament occurrences.

Ekron, a place in Palestine

King James renderings: Ekron.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/eqron-h6138

## Occurrences

- [Joshua 13:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/13/3) — From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistin…
- [Joshua 15:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/15/11) — 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 o…
- [Joshua 15:45](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/15/45) — Ekron, with her towns and her villages:
- [Joshua 15:46](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/15/46) — From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:
- [Joshua 19:43](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/19/43) — And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
- [Judges 1:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/1/18) — Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
- [1 Samuel 5:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/5/10) — 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, Th…
- [1 Samuel 6:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/6/16) — And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
- [1 Samuel 6:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/6/17) — And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for As…
- [1 Samuel 7:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/7/14) — And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did I…
- [1 Samuel 17:52](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/17/52) — 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 Ekro…
- [2 Kings 1:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/1/2) — 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,…
- [2 Kings 1:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/1/3) — 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…
- [2 Kings 1:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/1/6) — 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, Thu…
- [2 Kings 1:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/1/16) — And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not becau…
- [Jeremiah 25:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/25/20) — 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,…
- [Amos 1:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/amos/1/8) — 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…
- [Zephaniah 2:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zephaniah/2/4) — For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
- [Zechariah 9:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/9/5) — 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 ki…
- [Zechariah 9:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/9/7) — 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…