Gath
19 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
15 sections
- Anakim, a Race of Giants, Inhabitants of
- Band of Gittites, Attached to David
- Besieged by Uzziah
- Called Methegammah In
- Captured by David
- Captured by Hazael
- David Takes Refuge At
- Fortified by Rehoboam
- Goliath Lived In
- Inhabitants of, Called Gittites
- Obed-Edom Belonged To
- One of the Five Chief Cities of the Philistines
- Recovered by Jehoash
- Shimei's Servants Escape To
- The Ark of the Covenant Taken To
Anakim, a Race of Giants, Inhabitants of
- Joshua 11:22 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.
Band of Gittites, Attached to David
- 2 Samuel 15:18–22 and all his servants marched past him — all the Cherethites and Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had followed him from Gath. …
Besieged by Uzziah
- 2 Chronicles 26:6 Uzziah went out to wage war against the Philistines, and he tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built cities near Ashdod and among the Philistines.
Called Methegammah In
- 2 Samuel 8:1 Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
Captured by David
- 1 Chronicles 18:1 Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.
Captured by Hazael
- 2 Kings 12:17 At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
David Takes Refuge At
- 1 Samuel 21:10–15 That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath. …
- 1 Samuel 27:2–7 So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath. …
Fortified by Rehoboam
- 2 Chronicles 11:8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
Goliath Lived In
- 1 Samuel 17:4 Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
- 1 Chronicles 20:5–8 Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. …
Inhabitants of, Called Gittites
- Joshua 13:3 from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)— that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
Obed-Edom Belonged To
- 2 Samuel 6:10 So he was unwilling to move the ark of the LORD to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
One of the Five Chief Cities of the Philistines
- Joshua 13:3 from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)— that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
- 1 Samuel 6:17 As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
- Amos 6:2 Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
- Micah 1:10 Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
Recovered by Jehoash
- 2 Kings 13:25 Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.
Shimei's Servants Escape To
- 1 Kings 2:39–41 After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.” …
The Ark of the Covenant Taken To
- 1 Samuel 5:8 So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.
Related topics
AchishMalingeringIttaiPhilistines
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.