They have gonethroughthe pass,[saying], "Gebawill be our lodgingplace."Ramahis terrified,and Gibeahof Saulhas fledaway.
Now the restof allthe actsof Asaand allhis mightand allthat he didand the citieswhichhe built,are they not writtenin the Bookof the Chroniclesof the Kingsof Judah?But in the timeof his oldagehe was diseasedin his feet.
Thussaysthe LORD,"A voiceis heardin Ramah,Lamentation[and] bitterweeping.Rachelis weepingfor her children;She refusesto be comfortedfor her children,Becausethey are nomore."
From the daysof Gibeahyou have sinned,O Israel;Therethey stand!Will not the battleagainstthe sonsof iniquityovertakethem in Gibeah?
Blowthe hornin Gibeah,The trumpetin Ramah.Soundan alarmat Beth-aven:"Behindyou, Benjamin!"
They have gonedeepin depravityAs in the daysof Gibeah;He will remembertheir iniquity,He will punishtheir sins.
From the tribeof Benjamin,Gibeonwith its pasturelands,Gebawith its pasturelands,
Saulalsowentto his houseat Gibeah;and the valiant[men] whoseheartsGodhad touchedwentwith him.
Then the messengerscameto Gibeahof Sauland spokethese wordsin the hearingof the people,and allthe peopleliftedup their voicesand wept.
Now Sauland his sonJonathanand the peoplewho were presentwith them were stayingin Gebaof Benjaminwhile the Philistinescampedat Michmash.
Now Saulchosefor himself 3,000men of Israel,of which 2,000were with Saulin Michmashand in the hillcountryof Bethel,while 1,000were with Jonathanat Gibeahof Benjamin.But he sentawaythe restof the people,eachto his tent.
And the garrisonof the Philistineswentout to the passof Michmash.
Saulwas stayingin the outskirtsof Gibeahunderthe pomegranatetreewhichis in Migron.And the peoplewho[were] with him [were] about sixhundredmen,
Betweenthe passesby whichJonathansoughtto crossoverto the Philistines'garrison,there was a sharpcragon the onesideand a sharpcragon the otherside,and the nameof the onewas Bozez,and the nameof the otherSeneh.
The onecragroseon the northoppositeMichmash,and the otheron the southoppositeGeba.
Then Samuelwentto Ramah,but Saulwentup to his houseat Gibeahof Saul.
Then his return[was] to Ramah,for his house[was] there,and therehe judgedIsrael;and he builttherean altarto the LORD.
