And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
Parallel translations
- WEB and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, Mahanaim with its suburbs,
- KJV And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
- NKJV And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its common-lands, Mahanaim with its common-lands,
- NASB and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
- NLT And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
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Quick answer
From the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead and Mahanaim with their pasturelands are given to the Levites.
Overview
Ramoth in Gilead was a city of refuge and later a contested border town, and Mahanaim carried memories of Jacob meeting the angels of God and of David's flight from Absalom. By placing Levites in such significant places, God ensured His worship had a presence even in the eastern territories. The faithful provision recorded here reflects God's care that no part of His people would be without those who minister His word.
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- Gen 32:2When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
- 2 Kgs 9:1Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
- 2 Sam 17:27When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
- 2 Sam 19:32Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
- 2 Sam 17:24Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
- 1 Kgs 22:3–28who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
- Josh 21:38–39And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
- 1 Chr 6:73Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.
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