Judah also captured Gaza with its territory, and Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.
We have here a further account of that glorious and successful campaign which Judah and Simeon made. 1. The lot of Judah was pretty well cleared of the Canaanites, yet not thoroughly. Those that dwelt in the mountain (the mountains that were round about Jerusalem) were driven out (Jdg 1:9, Jdg 1:19), but those in the valley kept their ground against them, having chariots of...
Commenting on Judges 1:9-20
Also Judah took Gaza, with the coast thereof,.... Which by lot fell to that tribe, Jos 15:47; it was not till now subdued: and Ashkelon with the coast thereof; which, according to our countryman Sandys (q), was ten miles from Gaza: and Ekron with the coast thereof; this also is the lot that fell to Judah, but was afterwards given to the tribe of Dan...
Jdg 1:18-21 From the Negeb Judah turned into the shephelah, and took the three principal cities of the Philistines along the line of coast, viz., Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron, with their territory. The order in which the names of the captured cities occur is a proof that the conquest took place from the south.
Commenting on Judges 1:18-21