After the Philistines captured the Covenant Box, they carried it from Ebenezer to their city of Ashdod,

The LORD punished the people of Ashdod severely and terrified them. He punished them and the people in the surrounding territory by causing them to have tumors.

Uzziah went to war against the Philistines. He tore down the walls of the cities of Gath, Jamnia, and Ashdod, and built fortified cities near Ashdod and in the rest of Philistia.

At that time I also discovered that many of the Jewish men had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or some other language and didn't know how to speak our language.

Under the orders of Emperor Sargon of Assyria, the commander-in-chief of the Assyrian army attacked the Philistine city of Ashdod.

I will remove the rulers of the cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon. I will punish the city of Ekron, and all the Philistines who are left will die."