אַשְׁקְלוֹן

Judges 1:18 אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן Ashkelon

And Judah also captured Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron—each with its territory.

Judges 14:19 אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן Ashkelon

Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,

Here: One of the five main Philistine cities, on the Mediterranean coast, a long way from Timnah. The Hebrew has no preposition: 'went down Ashkelon' means 'went down to Ashkelon.'

1 Samuel 6:17 לְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹן for Ashkelon

As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

2 Samuel 1:20 אַשְׁקְל֑וֹן Ashkelon

Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

Here: A wealthy old harbor city on the Mediterranean coast, another of the five Philistine cities. Paired with Gath, it helps stand for Philistia as a whole.

Jeremiah 25:20 אַשְׁקְל֤וֹן Ashkelon

all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

Here: Ashkelon was a major seaport. Nebuchadnezzar destroyed it in 604 BC, around the date of this prophecy.

Jeremiah 47:5 אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן Ashkelon

The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. O remnant of their valley, how long will you gash yourself?

Jeremiah 47:7 אַשְׁקְל֛וֹן Ashkelon

How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”

Amos 1:8 מֵֽאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן from Ashkelon

I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.

Here: Ashkelon was the Philistine seaport on the Mediterranean coast north of Gaza. Its king is to be removed.

Zephaniah 2:4 וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן and Ashkelon

For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.

Here: The great seaport north of Gaza. The verb "will be/become" is carried over from the previous clause.

Zephaniah 2:7 אַשְׁקְל֗וֹן Ashkelon

The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.

Here: The great Philistine seaport. In v. 4 it was doomed to become 'a desolation'. Now its ruins are the remnant's sheepfold.

Zechariah 9:5 אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן וְאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן Ashkelon, and Ashkelon

Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.