1 Samuel 7:17
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.
Context
This verse from 1 Samuel Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. The ark is brought to Kiriath-jearim, where it stays twenty years; Samuel calls all Israel to return to God, and they put away their Baals and Ashtoreths. The Philistines advance while Samuel is offering a sacrifice; God thunders over them, …
Other Translations
And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Jehovah.
and his returning <FI>is<Fi> to Ramath, for there <FI>is<Fi> his house, and there he hath judged Israel, and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.
And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.
Cross References
And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with …
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered …
And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went …
So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to …
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there …
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house …
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim–zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, …
And he built there an altar, and called the place El–beth–el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled …
And he erected there an altar, and called it El–elohe–Israel.