Gath

There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant.

These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

He went out and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines.

Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

Go 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 is their border greater than your border?

Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.