1 Samuel 7:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ Then he returned to Ramah, for his home was there. And there he rightly ruled Yisra’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there; there he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Jehovah.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Then he would return to Ramah because that’s where his home was. In Ramah too he served as Israel’s judge, and that is also where he built an altar to the LORD.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And he returned to Ramah. For his house was there, and he judged Israel there. And then he built an altar to the Lord there.

1 Samuel 7:17 Cross References

Genesis 33:20

And he set up an altar there and called it Ě

Genesis 35:7

And he built there an altar and called the place El Bĕ

Isaiah 10:29

They have gone through the pass, they have taken up lodging at Geḇ

Judges 4:5

And she was dwelling under the palm tree of Deḇ

Judges 6:24

And Giḏ

1 Samuel 1:1

And there was a certain man of Ramathayim Tsophim, of the mountains of Ephrayim, and his name was Elqanah son of Yeroḥ

1 Samuel 1:19

And they rose up early in the morning and worshipped before יהוה, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elqanah knew Ḥ

1 Samuel 11:15

And all the people went to Gilgal, and there they set up Sha’ul to reign before יהוה  in Gilgal, and there they made slaughterings of peace offerings before יהוה. And there Sha’ul rejoiced, and all the men of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 14:35

And Sha’ul built an altar to יהוה. It was the first altar he built to יהוה.

1 Samuel 15:34

And Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 2:11

And Elqanah went to his house at Ramah. But the youth served יהוה  before Ě

1 Samuel 28:3

And Shemu’ĕ

1 Samuel 8:4

And all the elders of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 9:12

And they answered them and said, “He is. Look, ahead of you. Hurry now, for he came to this city today, for the people have an offering on the high place today.