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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 9:5

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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9:5-6 Ashkelon . . . Gaza . . . Ekron . . . Ashdod: These Philistine cities, located on the coastal plain of Israel, were defeated by David (2 Sam 5:17-25) but later regained some autonomy. The prophets Amos and Zephaniah pronounced similar judgments against the same four cities (Amos 1:6-8; Zeph 2:4-7).
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