One of the five Philistine cities, and the hometown of GOLIATH. ⚠️ Its role in David's life is strange and worth holding onto: the man who killed Gath's champion later took refuge in Gath twice — the first time feigning madness to escape (1 Samuel 21:10-15), the second living there over a year under king Achish, who granted him Ziklag. So when the lament says 'tell it not in GATH,' David is naming a city he has eaten in. Generally identified with Tell es-Safi, in the Judean foothills.