David did what the Lord commanded him to do, and he defeated the Philistines. He chased them from Geba to Gezer, killing them all along the way.
Joshua 18:24 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Kephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba. There were twelve cities and the fields around them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages; American Standard Version (1901) and Chephar-ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages: Common English Bible Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba. In total: twelve cities and their surrounding areas. Catholic Public Domain Version the town of Ammoni, and Ophni, and Geba: twelve cities, and their villages; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The town Emona and Ophni and Gabee: twelve cities, and their villages. |
David did what the Lord commanded him to do, and he defeated the Philistines. He chased them from Geba to Gezer, killing them all along the way.
Then King Asa gave an order to all the men in Judah. Everyone had to help. They had to go to Ramah and carry out all the stone and wood that Baasha was using to build up the city. They carried the material to Geba in Benjamin and to Mizpah and used it to strengthen those two cities.
At that time the priests did not bring the sacrifices to Jerusalem and offer them on the Lord’s altar in the Temple. The priests lived in cities all over Judah. They burned incense and offered sacrifices at the high places in those cities. The high places were everywhere, from Geba to Beersheba. And the priests ate their unleavened bread in those towns with the ordinary people—not at the special place for priests in the Temple in Jerusalem. But King Josiah ruined the high places and brought the priests to Jerusalem. Josiah also destroyed the high places that were on the left side of the city gate, by the Gate of Joshua. (Joshua was the ruler of the city.)
The army will cross the river at the “Crossing” (Maabarah) and sleep at Geba. Ramah will be afraid. The people at Gibeah of Saul will run away.
They also gave Aaron’s descendants cities that belonged to the tribe of Benjamin. These cities were Gibeon, Geba,
Jonathan defeated the Philistines at their camp in Geba. The Philistines heard about this. They said, “The Hebrews have rebelled.” Saul said, “Let the Hebrew people hear what happened.” So Saul told the men to blow trumpets through all the land of Israel.