And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its common-lands, Mahanaim with its common-lands,
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,
- BSB And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
- 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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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 he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
- 2 Kgs 9:1Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Put your belt on your waist, take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.
- 2 Sam 17:27When David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
- 2 Sam 19:32Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old. He had provided the king with sustenance while he stayed at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
- 2 Sam 17:24Then David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
- 1 Kgs 22:3–28The king of Israel said to his servants, “You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we do nothing, and don’t take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?”
- Josh 21:38–39Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
- 1 Chr 6:73Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;
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