And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, [shall be] for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
Ver. 7. And I will take away his blood out of his mouth] That is, his bloody prey (for, saith Aben Ezra, these Philistines did, according to the savage custom of those times, eat of the flesh and drink of the blood of the slain enemies), and I will keep them from devouring my people any more.
And his abomination] Hoc est, praedas abominabiles, saith Calvin, his abominable spoils, his bloody robberies and pillages.
And he that remaineth] The small remnant of Jews not yet altogether devoured by these cruel cannibals, the Babylonians, Philistines, and other enemies.
Even he shall be for our God] Though they be but a he, a small poor company of them; yet God will both own them and honour them.
And he shall be as a governor in Judah] They shall all be Magnificos, little princes, of high rank and dignity; even as governors in Judah; God will honour them in the hearts of all men. See Zechariah 12:8 .
And Ekron as a Jebusite] i.e. Either slain or a slave and tributary. I know this text is otherwise expounded by Junius and others; but I now like this interpretation, as most proper.