From Nave’s Topical Bible
Gezer
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 12Passages listed
- 6Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- Also called GAZER, GAZARA, GAZERA, and GOB
- A Canaanitish royal city
- King of, defeats JoshuaJoshua 10:33Joshua 12:12
- Canaanites not all expelled from, but made to pay tribute (taxes)Joshua 16:10Judges 1:29
- Allotted to the half-tribe of EphraimJoshua 16:3Joshua 16:101 Chronicles 7:28
- Assigned to LevitesJoshua 21:21
- Battle with Philistines at1 Chronicles 20:42 Samuel 21:18
- Struck by David1 Samuel 27:8
- Fortified by Solomon1 Kings 9:15–171 Kings 12:23
The passages, in Bible order (12)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 12 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Joshua 10:33
At that time Horam king of Gezer went to help Lachish, but Joshua struck him down along with his people, leaving no survivors.
Commentary on Joshua 10:332 voices
Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish,.... Perhaps the rather induced to it, because it had no king to defend it.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Gezer lies on the southern border of the tribe of Ephraim Jos 16:3. It was considerably to the northward of Joshuas present line of operations, and does not appear to have been captured at this time. He contented himself for the present with repulsing the attack made upon him, killed Horam (compare Jos 12:12), inflicting a severe defeat upon his people, and then continued to pursue his conquests over the confederated kings and their allies in south Canaan.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- Joshua 12:12
the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
Commentary on Joshua 12:122 voices
The king of Eglon, one,.... The last of the five kings, and his name was Debir, Jos 10:3, the king of Gezer, one; who came up to help Lachish, and his name was Horam, Jos 10:33.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
And if "a wise man shall understand the words from his own mouth and shall hear knowledge on his lips," we must either declare rashly that the prophets were not wise, if they have not understood "the words from their own mouth," or admit that the prophets were wise, because they have received what is correct and true and have understood "the words from their own mouth" and borne knowledge on their lips.
Origen of Alexandria· COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 6.21-22, 253Patristic
- Joshua 16:3
Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
Commentary on Joshua 16:31 voice
And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Joshua 16:10
But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
Commentary on Joshua 16:101 voice
"And the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this very day." But Ephraim is interpreted as "fruitful." Therefore, although it is fruitful, it is not able to eject the Canaanite (who is of a different and cursed seed) from its territory until …
Procopius of Gaza· COMMENTARY ON JOSHUA 16.10, 528Patristic
- Joshua 21:21
From the tribe of Ephraim they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
Commentary on Joshua 21:211 voice
For they gave them Shechem, with her suburbs, in Mount Ephraim,.... Of which see Jos 20:7, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; which being on a mountain, was the more conspicuous, and the fitter for this purpose, as was Hebron in the hill country of Judea, Jos 21:11; this is the second; city of refuge mentioned: and Gezer with her suburbs: a place from whence the Canaanites were not expelled; See Gill on Jos 16:10.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Judges 1:29
Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
Commentary on Judges 1:292 voices
Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer,.... Not so much as made them tributaries, but made a covenant with them, it is probable, contrary to the express will of God: but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them; the Ephraimites agreeing to it, and here they dwelt to the times of Solomon; See Gill on Jos 16:10; where indeed they are said to be under tribute; but that seems to respect some later time, and not when they were first admitted to dwell among them, since no mention is made of it here.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
For the stars of this night are overshadowed with darkness, when even they that already shine with great virtues, still bear something of the dimness of sin, while they struggle against it, so that they even shine with great lustre of life, and yet still draw along with unwillingness some remains of the night.
Gregory the Dialogist· Morals on the Book of Job 4.24, 604Patristic
- 1 Samuel 27:8
Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these people had inhabited the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)
Commentary on 1 Samuel 27:82 voices
And David and his men went up, etc. Upon the rock, Egypt sounds darkness. Therefore, the Church was growing through the steadfastness of Christ's disciples, and was rescuing souls from pagan rites, which, following the examples of not new but ancient men, had clung to …
Bede· Commentary on Samuel, 735Patristic
And David and his men went up,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 2 Samuel 21:18
Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.
Commentary on 2 Samuel 21:182 voices
A battle - at Gob - Instead of Gob, several editions, and about forty of Kennicotts and De Rossis MSS., have Nob; but Gezer is the name in the parallel place, 1Ch 20:4.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832Evangelical
And it came to pass after this,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Kings 9:15–17
This is the account of the forced labor that King Solomon imposed to build the house of the LORD, his own palace, the supporting terraces, and the wall of Jerusalem, as well as Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.
Commentary on 1 Kings 9:15–172 voices
And this is the reason of the levy which King Solomon raised,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
Levy - See the marginal reference note. Millo - See 2Sa 5:9 note. The Septuagint commonly render the word ἡ ἄκρα hē akra, the citadel, and it may possibly have been the fortress on Mount Zion connected with the Maccabean struggles (1 Macc. 4:41; 13:49-52). Its exact site has not been determined. And the wall of Jerusalem - Davids fortification 2Sa 5:9; 1Ch 11:8 had been hasty, and had now - fifty years later - fallen into decay. Solomon therefore had to repair the breaches of the city of David 1Ki 11:
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
- 1 Kings 12:23
“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people
Commentary on 1 Kings 12:231 voice
Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of Judah,.... He is called king before, but of what tribe or tribes is not expressly said, only it is implied in 1Ki 12:17 and he is only acknowledged king of Judah by the Lord himself: and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin; which made but one house, as before but one tribe, 1Ki 11:36. and to the remnant of the people; of the other tribes that might dwell among them at Jerusalem, and especially Simeon, whose inheritance was within the tribe of Judah, Jos 19:1. saying: as follows.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Chronicles 7:28
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.
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 7:281 voice
And their possessions and habitations,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- 1 Chronicles 20:4
Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.