Philistines (ISBE)

DIC dictionary-entry · status:draft · license:PD

(סרן , ṣeren , same as Hebrew word for "axle," probably a native designation): These "lords" (Joshua 13:3; Judges 3:3; Judges 16:5 , etc.; 1 Samuel 5:8 , 1 Samuel 5:11 , etc.), elsewhere called "princes" (sar , 1 Samuel 18:30; 1 Samuel 29:3 , 1 Samuel 29:4 , 1 Samuel 29:9 ), were the petty rulers or kings of the 5 Philistine cities, Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath. See PHILISTINES .