from Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite, five lords of the Philistines: of Gaza, of Ashdod, of Ashkelon, of Gath, and of Ekron; also the Avim. Verse Concepts

1 Samuel 6:17

And these are the golden hemorrhoids which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to Jehovah: for Ashdod, one; for Gaza, one; for Askelon one; for Gath, one; for Ekron, one. Verse Concepts

Amos 6:2

Pass to Calneh, and see; and from there go to Hamath the great. Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms, or their border greater than your border? Verse Concepts

Gath » David takes refuge at

1 Samuel 21:10-15

And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? And David laid up these words in his heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. read more.
And he changed his behavior before them, and pretended himself to be mad in their hands, and marked on the doors of the gate and let his spittle fall down on his beard. Then Achish said to his servants, Lo, you see the man is mad. Why have you brought him to me? Do I have need of mad men, that you have brought this one to show madness in my presence? Shall this one come into my house?

1 Samuel 27:2-7

And David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath. And David lived with Achish of Gath, he and his men, each one with his household; David with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal's former wife. And Saul was told that David had fled to Gath. And he never again looked for him. read more.
And David said to Achish, If I have now found grace in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country so that I may live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you? And Achish gave him Ziklag that day. And Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day. And the number of days that David lived in the field of the Philistines was a year of days and four months.

Gath » Goliath lived in

1 Samuel 17:4

And a champion named Goliath came out of the Philistines camp; he was from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span. Verse Concepts

1 Chronicles 20:5-8

And there was war again with the Philistines. And Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear was like a weavers' beam. And again there was a battle in Gath, and a man of stature was there, and his fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand and six on each foot. And he also had been born son of the giant. But he cursed Israel, and Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, killed him. read more.
These were born to the giant in Gath. And they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

Gath » Band of gittites, attached to david

2 Samuel 15:18-22

And all his servants passed on beside him. And all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why do you also go with us? Return to your place, and stay with the king. For you are a stranger, and also an exile. Since you came only yesterday, should I make you go up and down with us today? Since I go where I may, you may return and take back your brothers. May mercy and truth be with you. read more.
And Ittai answered the king and said, As the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in whatever place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will your servant be. And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones with him.

Gath » Shimei's servants escape to

1 Kings 2:39-41

And it happened at the end of three years, two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, your servants are in Gath. And Shimei arose and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants. And Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.

Gath » Anakim, a race of giants, inhabitants of

Joshua 11:22

There were none of the giants left in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod there remained some. Verse Concepts

Gath » Recovered by jehoash

2 Kings 13:25

And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz returned and took out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Jehoash struck him three times and recovered the cities of Israel. Verse Concepts

Gath » Captured by hazael

2 Kings 12:17

Then Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it. And Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. Verse Concepts

Gath » Inhabitants of, called gittites

Joshua 13:3

Gath » Obed-edom belonged to

2 Samuel 6:10

And David was not willing to bring the ark of Jehovah to him into the city of David. But David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite, the Levite. Verse Concepts

Gath » Besieged by uzziah

2 Chronicles 26:6

And he went out and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities around Ashdod, and among the Philistines. Verse Concepts

Gath » Fortified by rehoboam

2 Chronicles 11:8

and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

Gath » Captured by david

1 Chronicles 18:1

And it happened after this, David struck the Philistines and humbled them. And he took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

Gath » The ark of the covenant taken to

1 Samuel 5:8

And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them. And they said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried around to Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel around. Verse Concepts

Gath » Called methegammah in

2 Samuel 8:1

And it happened afterward, David struck the Philistines and humbled them. And David took The Bridle of the Metropolis out of the hand of the Philistines. Verse Concepts