He said to his servant, “Come and let’s draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”
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He said to his servant, “Come and let’s draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”
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And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
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And he said unto his servant: 'Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'
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Passages linked to Judges 19:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Joshua 18:25-26 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth, Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
- Joshua 18:28 Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
- 1 Samuel 10:26 Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and the army went with him, whose hearts God had touched.
- Isaiah 10:29 They have gone over the pass. They have taken up their lodging at Geba. Ramah trembles. Gibeah of Saul has fled.
- Hosea 5:8 “Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 19:13 And he said unto his servant, Come,…
Jdg 19:13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Ver. 13. In Gibeah, or in Ramah.] They took up at Gibeah, which is held to be the same with either Gibeon, or Geba, cities given to the Levites out of Benjamin’s lot, {Jos 21:17} but detained from them, belike, by the Benjamites; or if enjoyed by the Levites, the following wickedness there committed was so much the worse. {Isa 26:10}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Both which places lay in Benjamin’s portion, a little…
Both which places lay in Benjamin’s portion, a little northward from Jerusalem, and in the road from Bethlehem-judah to Gibeah.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he said to his servant, come, and let…
And he said to his servant, come, and let us draw near,.... And get on as fast as we can:
to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah; which were both in the tribe of Benjamin, and he left it to his servant to go to either, to that which was most convenient, because of the time of the day, it being near sun setting; now, as before observed, Gibeah was not quite four miles from Jerusalem; whereas, according to Jerom (s), Ramah was six miles, and therefore we find they took up at Gibeah, as being nearest of these two places; See Gill on Jos 18:24, Jos 18:25, Hos 5:8.
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(s) De loc. Heb. fol. 94. B.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Rama was not so far as Gabaa; so that,…
Rama was not so far as Gabaa; so that, if they could not travel to the latter place, they might turn to the former, and lodge all night. They held on their journey, however, till they came not very late, to Gabaa.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain in Gibeah, or in Ramah--The first of these places…
in Gibeah, or in Ramah--The first of these places was five miles northeast, the other from four to five north of Jerusalem.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. In Gibeah, or in Ramah — Cities of…
13. In Gibeah, or in Ramah — Cities of Benjamin lying northward from Jerusalem, one about an hour, the other two hours, or more, distant. See Jos_18:25; Jos_18:28.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. Gibeah] Here, as in Isa_10:29 b, clearly south…
13. Gibeah] Here, as in Isa_10:29 b, clearly south of Ramah, now er-Râm; it may well have occupied the ruined site called Tell el-Fûl, 2¾ miles N. of Jerusalem. This is the Gibeah of Saul mentioned in 1Sa_10:26; 1Sa_11:4; 1Sa_15:34, Is. l.c. (see Jos., Wars Jdg_19:2; Jdg_19:1), and known also as G. of Benjamin, 1Sa_13:2; 1Sa_13:15; 1Sa_14:16. It is to be distinguished from Geba, 1Sa_14:5, Isa_10:29 a etc., now Jeba‘, E. of er-Râm. The name = hill was a common one (e.g. Jos_15:57 in Judah, ib. Jos_24:33 RVm. in Ephraim), and easily leads to confusion.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (13) Or in Ramah.—This town, now el-Ram, is only…
(13) Or in Ramah.—This town, now el-Ram, is only two miles beyond Gibeah. The two places are often mentioned together (Hos_5:8). The Levite is naturally anxious to push on homewards as fast as he can. Perhaps he knew that Gibeah did not bear a good character, and that it would be better to get as far as Ramah if possible. In countries where there are no public inns, each town and village gets a character of its own from the reports of travellers.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Ramah (ha-Ramah, the height). Now er-Ram, less than an…
Ramah (ha-Ramah, the height). Now er-Ram, less than an hour"s journey from Gibeah, both being about equi-distant from Jerusalem.
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