Zechariah 9:6

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

American Standard Version (1901)

And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

Bible in Basic English

And a mixed people will be living in Ashdod, and I will have the pride of the Philistines cut off.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the divider shall sit in Azotus, and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.

Free Bible Version

Mixed-race people will live in Ashdod, and I will wipe out the Philistine's pride.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the stranger shall dwell in Ashdod, and I wil cut off the pride of the Philistims.

King James (Authorized) Version

And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

Translation for Translators

Foreigners will occupy Ashdod city. I will cause the people in all those cities of Philistia to no longer be proud.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Strangers will make their homes in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

Noah Webster Bible

And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

World English Bible

Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

Young's Literal Translation

And dwelt hath a foreigner in Ashdod, And I have cut off the excellency of the Philistines.

Context

The Burden against Israel’s Enemies

⁵Ashkelon 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. ⁶A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. ⁷I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

Summary

Zechariah 9:6 prophesies about the destruction of the Philistine cities, Ashkelon and Ekron, by the hand of the Lord. This verse illustrates God's sovereignty and judgment over nations that oppose His people. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of rebellion against God and the ultimate victory of His kingdom. The fulfillment of this prophecy demonstrates the faithfulness of God to His word and His protection of His chosen people.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

A bastard shall dwell in Ashdod - This character would suit Alexander very well, who most certainly was a bastard; for his mother Olympia said that Jupiter Ammon entered her apartment in the shape of a dragon, and begat Alexander! Could her husband Philip believe this? The word signifies a stranger.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod,.... Some (p) take "mamzer", the word for "bastard", to be the name of a people that should dwell in Ashdod; this is the same place with Azotus, Act 8:40 and was also one of the five lordships of the Philistines, Jos 13:3 some, by the "bastard" here, understand Alexander the great, who gave out that he was not the son of Philip, but of Jupiter Ammon: others think Jonathan the Maccabee is intended, who took this place and burnt it with fire, and the temple of Dagon in it, "83 The horsemen also, being scattered in the field, fled to Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their idol's temple, for safety. 84 But Jonathan set fire on Azotus, and the cities round about it, and took their spoils; and the temple of Dagon, with them that were fled into it, he burned with fire.'' (1 Maccabees 10) and though he was not a bastard, yet was a stranger to the Philistines; in which sense the Jewish commentators, Jarchi and Kimchi, interpret the word, and understand it of the Israelites who should dwell in this place; even those, as Aben Ezra says, who were abject, mean, and despised among the Israelites; which would be a great mortification to the proud Philistines, as is suggested in the next clause: and to this sense the Targum paraphrases the words, "and the house of Israel shall dwell in Ashdod, who shall be in it as strangers:'' but it is best to understand this of Israelites indeed, of true Christians, who are accounted spurious, not the children of God, but aliens and strangers, the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things; who should dwell here when the Gospel was preached in it, as doubtless it was by Philip, Act 8:40 and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions render the words, "and strangers shall dwell in Ashdod"; men of another religion, and despised and not owned even by their relations, as if they were bastards. And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines; by Alexander, and by the Jews in the times of the Maccabees, bringing them into subjection, which their haughty spirits could not well bear; or through the abolition of their old Heathenish religion, in which they prided themselves. It may be observed, that all along the conversion of these various people to Christianity is expressed in terms which seem to signify the destruction of them; and that partly because, in the literal sense, reference is had to the conquest of them by Alexander, by which means the Greek language obtained in Syria and Phoenicia, into which, a little after, the Bible was translated, which paved the way for the bringing of these people to the knowledge of Christ, through the preaching of the Gospel; and partly because Paganism was abolished in these places when Christianity prevailed. (p) R. Judah ben Bileam apud Aben Ezram in loc.

Zechariah 9:6

The Burden against Israel’s Enemies

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

American Standard Version (1901)

And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

Bible in Basic English

And a mixed people will be living in Ashdod, and I will have the pride of the Philistines cut off.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And the divider shall sit in Azotus, and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.

Free Bible Version

Mixed-race people will live in Ashdod, and I will wipe out the Philistine's pride.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the stranger shall dwell in Ashdod, and I wil cut off the pride of the Philistims.

King James (Authorized) Version

And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

Translation for Translators

Foreigners will occupy Ashdod city. I will cause the people in all those cities of Philistia to no longer be proud.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Strangers will make their homes in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

Noah Webster Bible

And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

World English Bible

Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

Young's Literal Translation

And dwelt hath a foreigner in Ashdod, And I have cut off the excellency of the Philistines.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Zechariah 9:6

Verse

Context

The Burden against Israel’s Enemies

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Zechariah 9:6

The Burden against Israel’s Enemies

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes