-One of the five chief cities of the Philistines Joshua 13:3; I Samuel 6:17; Amos 6:2; Micah 1:10 -Anakim, a race of giants, inhabitants of Joshua 11:22 -Goliath lived in I Samuel 17:4; I Chronicles 20:5-8 -Obed-edom belonged to II Samuel 6:10 -The ark of the covenant taken to I Samuel 5:8 -Inhabitants of, called GITTITES Joshua 13:3 -David takes refuge at I Samuel 21:10-15; 27:2-7 -Band of Gittites, attached to David II Samuel 15:18-22 -Captured by David I Chronicles 18:1 -Shimei's servants escape to I Kings 2:39-41 -Fortified by Rehoboam II Chronicles 11:8 -Captured by Hazael II Kings 12:17 -Recovered by Jehoash II Kings 13:25 -Besieged by Uzziah II Chronicles 26:6 -Called METHEGAMMAH in II Samuel 8:1
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