Topic
Gibbethon
7 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Joshua 19:44Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A city of the tribe of Dan
And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,
- Joshua 21:23Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Allotted to the Levites
And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
- 1 Kings 15:27Easton · ISBE · Nave Besieged by Israel, while in possession of Philistines
¶ And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
- 1 Kings 16:15ISBE · Nave Besieged by Israel, while in possession of Philistines
¶ In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.
- 1 Kings 16:17Nave Besieged by Israel, while in possession of Philistines
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
- 2 Chronicles 11:13Easton
¶ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
- 2 Chronicles 11:14Easton
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
A height, a city of the Philistines in the territory of Dan, given to the Kohathites (Josh. 19:44; 21:23). Nadab the king of Israel, while besieging it, was slain under its walls by Baasha, one of his own officers (1 Kings 15:27). It was in the possession of the Philistines after the secession of the ten tribes (2 Chr. 11:13, 14).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
gib'-e-thon (gibbethon): A city in the territory of Da in the plain named with Eltekeh and Baalath (Jos 19:44), and assigned to the Kohathite Levites (Jos 21:23). Later we find it in the hands of the Philistines; and it was while besieging the city that Nadab was slain by Baasha (1Ki 15:27). After 25 years Omri, the general of Baasha, was here made king of the army when news reached them of Zimri s regicide (1Ki 16:15). It may possibly be identified with Kibbiah, which lies about 16 miles Southeast of Jaffa; but no certain identification is possible.
W. Ewing
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Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.