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Gath
31.6997°N, 34.8469°E · Photo: Bukvoed (CC BY 3.0)
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In Scripture (38 references)
Joshua
1 Samuel
1 Samuel 5:8 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we... 1 Samuel 5:9 It was so, that after they had carried it there, Yahweh’s hand was against the city with a very grea... 1 Samuel 5:10 So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They ... 1 Samuel 6:17 These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to Yahweh: for As... 1 Samuel 7:14 The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to G... 1 Samuel 17:4 A champion out of the camp of the Philistines named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits an... 1 Samuel 17:23 As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out o... 1 Samuel 17:52 The men of Israel and of Judah arose and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as Gai and to t... 1 Samuel 21:10 David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 1 Samuel 21:12 David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
and 5 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel
2 Samuel 1:20 Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philis... 2 Samuel 15:18 All his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the ... 2 Samuel 15:19 Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Return, and stay with the king... 2 Samuel 15:22 David said to Ittai, “Go and pass over.” Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the... 2 Samuel 18:2 David sent the people out, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of A... 2 Samuel 21:19 There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemit... 2 Samuel 21:20 There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on every ha... 2 Samuel 21:22 These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of hi...
1 Kings
1 Kings 2:39 At the end of three years, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. T... 1 Kings 2:40 Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his slaves; and Shimei went, a... 1 Kings 2:41 Solomon was told that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.
1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 18:1 After this, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the ... 1 Chronicles 20:5 Again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Go... 1 Chronicles 20:6 There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had twenty-four fingers and... 1 Chronicles 20:8 These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his ser...
2 Chronicles
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