1 Samuel 7:17 - Tree of Life Version Then his return was to Ramah, because his home was there, and from there he would judge Israel. So he built an altar to Adonai there. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he returned to Ramatha; for there was his house, and there he judged Israel. He built also there an altar to the Lord. |
He built an altar there and called the place El-Beth-El because God had revealed Himself to him there when he fled from the presence of his brother.
They have crossed over the pass. They have taken up lodging at Geba. Ramah is terrified; Gibeath-shaul has fled.
She used to sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and Bnei-Yisrael came up to her for judgment.
So Gideon built an altar there to Adonai and called it “Adonai-shalom.” To this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim—his name was Elkanah son of Jeroham son of Elihu son of Tohu son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
They rose up early in the morning and worshipped before Adonai, then went back to their home to Ramah. Then Elkanah was intimate with his wife Hannah, and Adonai remembered her.
So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before Adonai in Gilgal. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before Adonai, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
Then Saul built an altar to Adonai; it was the first altar that he built to Adonai.
Samuel then went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of Saul.
Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, while the boy served Adonai before Eli the kohen.
Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented him and buried him in Ramah, his hometown. Saul had removed from the land those who were mediums and spiritists.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
They answered them and said, “He is there, ahead of you. Hurry now, for he has come today to the town because people have a sacrifice at the high place today.