25 verses contain “Gaza” (in the KJV: 22, in the BSB: 21) — showing 1–25
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And the
Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their
stead.)
And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
And Joshua
smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto
Gaza, and all the country of
Goshen, even unto
Gibeon.
Joshua conquered the area from Kadesh-barnea to
Gaza, and the whole region of
Goshen as far as
Gibeon.
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.
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of
Ekron northward, which is counted to the
Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the
Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, 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;
Ashdod with her towns and her villages,
Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:
Ashdod, with its towns and villages;
Gaza, with its towns and villages, as far as the
Brook of Egypt and the coastline of the Great Sea.
Also Judah took
Gaza with the coast thereof, and
Askelon with the coast thereof, and
Ekron with the coast thereof.
And Judah also captured
Gaza, Ashkelon, and
Ekron—each with its territory.
And they
encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto
Gaza, and left no
sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor
ass.
encamping against them as far as
Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no
sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor
donkeys.
Then went
Samson to
Gaza, and saw there an
harlot, and went in unto her.
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to
Gaza, and bound him with
fetters of brass; and he did
grind in the prison house.
Then the Philistines seized him,
gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to
Gaza, where he was bound with bronze
shackles and forced to
grind grain in the prison.
As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold
tumor for each city:
Ashdod,
Gaza, Ashkelon,
Gath, and
Ekron.
For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
He
smote the Philistines, even unto
Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the
watchmen to the
fenced city.
He defeated the Philistines as far as
Gaza and its borders, from
watchtower to fortified city.
And their possessions and habitations were,
Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward
Gezer, with the towns thereof;
Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto
Gaza and the towns thereof:
Their holdings and settlements included
Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east,
Gezer and its villages to the west, and
Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of
Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and
Ekron, and the
remnant of
Ashdod,
all the mixed tribes; all the kings of
Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon,
Gaza,
Ekron, and the
remnant of
Ashdod;
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh
smote Gaza.
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of
Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away
captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to
Edom:
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of
Gaza, even four, I will not
revoke My judgment, because they exiled a whole population, delivering them up to
Edom.
But I will send a fire on the wall of
Gaza, which shall
devour the palaces thereof:
So I will send fire upon the walls of
Gaza, to
consume its citadels.
For
Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins.
Ashdod will be driven out at
noon, and
Ekron will be uprooted.
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear;
Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and
Ekron; for her expectation shall be
ashamed; and the king shall perish from
Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
Ashkelon will see and fear;
Gaza will
writhe in
agony, as will
Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in
Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
From whence he went to
Gaza, but they of
Gaza shut him out; wherefore he laid siege unto it, and burned the suburbs thereof with fire, and
spoiled them.
Afterward, when they of
Gaza made
supplication unto
Jonathan, he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem, and passed through the country unto Damascus.
In those days Simon camped against
Gaza and besieged it round about; he made also an engine of war, and set it by the city, and
battered a certain tower, and took it.
