Matthew Poole and continuators on Zechariah 9:6

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

Some say Alexander Mag. was by Olympia's confession declared to be a Bastard, and that he is here pointed at; but I think rather strangers, who have no right of Inheritance, yet did dwell here are, meant, call'd Bastards, because not the rightful Heirs, but Intruders.

Azotus now a strong Town, a City of the Philistines, but still of the same temper with the rest against the Iews, and now as before, Zeph. 2.4. must suffer with them.

In these strong Cities did the Philistines glory, and boast themselves as having been too hard for the Iews even at their first coming to Canaan, who could not take their Cities from them, but now the fatal change is foretold, God will cut off this pride of theirs as he did in the times of the Graecians, the Seleucidae, and the Maccabees.