Now the kingof Israelsaidto his servants,"Do you knowthat Ramoth-gileadbelongs to us, and we are stilldoingnothingto takeit out of the handof the kingof Aram?"
"However, Absalom,whomwe anointedoverus, has diedin battle.Nowthen, whyare you silentabout bringingthe kingback?"
So the kingof Israeland Jehoshaphatkingof Judahwentup against Ramoth-gilead.
Ben-geber,in Ramoth-gilead(the townsof Jair,the sonof Manasseh,whichare in Gileadwere his: the regionof Argob,whichis in Bashan,sixtygreatcitieswith wallsand bronzebars[were] his);
Then he wentwith Joramthe sonof Ahabto waragainstHazaelkingof Aramat Ramoth-gilead,and the ArameanswoundedJoram.
So Jehuthe sonof Jehoshaphatthe sonof NimshiconspiredagainstJoram.Now Joramwith allIsraelwas defendingRamoth-gileadagainstHazaelkingof Aram,
Bezerin the wildernesson the plateaufor the Reubenites,and Ramothin Gileadfor the Gadites,and Golanin Bashanfor the Manassites.
Beyondthe Jordaneastof Jericho,they designatedBezerin the wildernesson the plainfrom the tribeof Reuben,and Ramothin Gileadfrom the tribeof Gad,and Golanin Bashanfrom the tribeof Manasseh.
From the tribeof Gad,[they gave] Ramothin Gilead,the cityof refugefor the manslayer,with its pasturelandsand Mahanaimwith its pasturelands,
[When it was told] to the Gazites,saying,"Samsonhas comehere,"they surrounded[the place] and layin waitfor him allnightat the gateof the city.And they keptsilentallnight,saying,"[Let us wait] untilthe morninglight,then we will killhim."
They said,"Arise,and let us goup againstthem; for we have seenthe land,and behold,it is verygood.And will you sitstill?Do not delayto go,to enter,to possessthe land.
