Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GAZITES gaz'-its: Inhabitants of Gaza, who were Philistines when the Israelites came into contact with them (Joshua 13:3 Judges 16:2), but there was an older stratum of population which occupied the place before the invasion of the Philistines, probably of Amorite stock.

Multi-Version Concordance Gazites (2 Occurrences) Joshua 13:3 from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim, (WEB ASV BBE) Judges 16:2 It was told the Gazites, saying, "Samson is here!" They surrounded him, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, Let be until morning light, then we will kill him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)