Gath (2 Samuel 6)
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Other places named Gath: Gath, Gath (1 Chronicles 7).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Gittite |
| Most likely | another name for Gath (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.700° N, 34.847° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | 2 Samuel 6:10 |
Gath (2 Samuel 6) is a settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Gath (high confidence; 3 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Gath | high (80%) | 31.700° N, 34.847° E |
| another name for Gath-rimmon | low (22%) | 32.092° N, 34.807° E |
| another name for Gath-hepher | very low (3%) | 32.738° N, 35.320° E |
| another name for Gittaim | very low (1%) | 31.903° N, 34.890° E |
Verses
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 6:10So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.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.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 13:13So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed–edom the Gittite.So he did not move the ark with him to the City of David; instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.