1 Samuel 7:17 KJV
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.
Matthew Henry
- They are subdued, Samuel judges IsraelIn this great revival of true religion, the ark was neither removed to Shiloh, nor placed with the tabernacle any where else. This disregard to the Levitical...
Parallel Passages
- 1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- 1 Samuel 1:19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
- 1 Samuel 1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
- 1 Samuel 8:4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
- Genesis 12:7–8 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. …
- Genesis 33:20 And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel.
- Genesis 35:7 And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.
- Judges 21:4–5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. …
- 1 Samuel 11:15 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
- 1 Samuel 19:18–23 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. …
- 1 Kings 18:30–36 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. …
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1096 BC · Samuel Subdues the Philistines at Mizpeh
Places
- RamahTown · Location disputed
- Places in 1 Samuel 7 on a map
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And his return וּתְשֻׁבָתוֹ ûtĕšubātô תְּשׁוּבָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
- to Ramah הָרָמָתָה hārāmātâ רָמָה Proper name · with the, ending: toward
- for there was his house כִּי kî Conjunction שָׁם šām Adverb בֵּיתוֹ bêtô בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- and there he judged וְשָׁם wĕšām Adverb · with and שָׁפָט šāpāṭ שָׁפַט Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- Israel אֶת ʾet Object marker יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- and there he built וַיִּבֶן wayyiben בָּנָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and שָׁם šām Adverb
- an altar מִזְבֵּחַ mizbēaḥ מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine singular
- unto the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
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