[Namely], five lords of the Philistines,.... The places they were lords of were Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron; see Jos 13:3; three of these, Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, had been taken from them by Judah, since the death of Joshua, Jud 1:18; but they soon recovered them again, perhaps by the help of the other two.
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Judges 3:3
Judges 3:3
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