Gezer in 1 Samuel

-Also called GAZER, GAZARA, GAZERA, and GOB -A Canaanitish royal city -King of, defeats Joshua JOS 10:33; 12:12 -Canaanites not all expelled from, but made to pay tribute (taxes) JOS 16:10; JDG 1:29 -Allotted to the half-tribe of Ephraim JOS 16:3,10; 1CH 7:28 -Assigned to Levites JOS 21:21 -Battle with Philistines at 1CH 20:4; 2SA 21:18 -Struck by David 1SA 27:8 -Fortified by Solomon 1KI 9:15-17; 12:23