Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.
Joshua 18:25 - New International Version (Anglicised) Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, American Standard Version (1901) Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, Common English Bible Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Catholic Public Domain Version Gibeon and Ramah and Beeroth, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Gabam and Rama and Beroth, |
Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon.
Now Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding bands. One was named Baanah and the other Rekab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the tribe of Benjamin – Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
the Lord appeared to him a second time, as he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maakah,
They go over the pass, and say, ‘We will camp overnight at Geba.’ Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.
The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon – to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.
This is what the Lord says: ‘A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.’
As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were good fighters.
The boundary then turned back towards Ramah and went to the fortified city of Tyre, turned towards Hosah and came out at the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Akzib,
The clans of Judah came forward, and the Zerahites were chosen. He made the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was chosen.
So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth and Kiriath Jearim.
However, when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
His master replied, ‘No. We won’t go into any city whose people are not Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.’
He added, ‘Come, let’s try to reach Gibeah or Ramah and spend the night in one of those places.’
There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
Early the next morning they arose and worshipped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her.