«There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.»

«They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and 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 about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.»

«Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! / Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? / Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; / That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; / That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; / That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.»

«Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.»

«Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.»

«He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, / And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam, / And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, / And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, / And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.»

«Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.»

«These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.»

«Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.»

«The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: / Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: / And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, / And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, / And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah; / And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, / Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; / And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, / And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, / And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; / And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, / And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, / And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, / And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; / And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, / And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham.»