8 Consequently they sent and gathered all the axis lords of the Phi·lisʹtines to them and said: “What shall we do to the ark of the God of Israel?” Finally they said: “Toward Gath+ let the ark of the God of Israel go around.” So they brought the ark of the God of Israel around to there.*
39 And it came about at the end of three years that two slaves+ of Shimʹe·i went running away to Aʹchish+ the son of Maʹa·cah the king of Gath;+ and people came telling Shimʹe·i, saying: “Look! Your slaves are at Gath.”
17 Then it was that Hazʹa·el+ the king of Syria proceeded to go up and fight against Gath+ and capture it, after which Hazʹa·el set his face+ to go up against Jerusalem.+