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 Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
Cross-reference
Joshua 13:13 gives another example of incomplete conquest—the Geshurites and Maacathites—echoing the same pattern of failure to dispossess all inhabitants.
Joshua 15:45 lists Ekron as part of Judah's inheritance—the same Philistine city mentioned in Joshua 13:3 as not yet conquered.
Joshua 15:47 lists Ashdod and Gaza as part of Judah's inheritance—two of the Philistine cities from Joshua 13:3.
Genesis 10:15-19 lists Canaan's descendants and borders, including the Philistines (from Casluhim) — the same peoples and territory Joshua assigns.
Judges 3:3 explicitly names 'the five lords of the Philistines' — the same phrase and group left to test Israel after Joshua's conquest.
1 Samuel 6:4 mentions 'the number of the lords of the Philistines' (five) in the guilt offering — the same political structure as here.
1 Samuel 6:16 notes the five lords returning to Ekron — a direct narrative reference to the same Philistine leaders listed here.
1 Samuel 6:17 lists the five Philistine cities (Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, Ekron) — exactly matching the five lords' cities in this verse.
Zephaniah 2:4 prophesies judgment on Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, and Ekron — the same Philistine cities that remained unconquered here.
Judges 1:18 records that Judah later captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—showing these cities were eventually taken, fulfilling the allotment.
Judges 16:5 features the five lords of the Philistines—the same rulers referenced in Joshua 13:3—now scheming against Samson.
1 Samuel 6:18 names the five Philistine cities (Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, Ekron) as the ones that sent the golden tumors—identical to the list in Joshua 13:3.
1 Samuel 29:2 mentions the lords of the Philistines marching with their armies—the same five rulers from Joshua 13:3 appearing in David's story.
1 Chronicles 13:5 uses the same 'from Shihor in Egypt' boundary phrase to describe the extent of Israel when David gathered them.
Numbers 34:2-14 defines the Promised Land's boundaries; its western border (the Great Sea) encompasses the Philistine coast listed here.
In Jeremiah 2:18, 'Shihor' symbolizes Egypt's river — the same eastern border described here, used metaphorically for trusting Egypt.
Acts 8:26 mentions Gaza, one of the five Philistine cities listed in Joshua 13:3, as the destination of Philip.