He said to his servant, “Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
- ESV And he said to his young man, “Come and let us draw near to one of these places and spend the night at Gibeah or at Ramah.”
- NKJV So he said to his servant, “Come, let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.”
- NASB And he said to his servant, “Come, and let’s approach one of these places; and we will spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
- NLT Come on, let’s try to get as far as Gibeah or Ramah, and we’ll spend the night in one of those towns.”
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- Hos 5:8“Blow the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah! Sound a battle cry at Beth Aven, behind you, Benjamin!
- Josh 18:25–26Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
- 1 Sam 10:26Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and the army went with him, whose hearts God had touched.
- Isa 10:29They have gone over the pass. They have taken up their lodging at Geba. Ramah trembles. Gibeah of Saul has fled.
- Josh 18:28Zelah, 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.
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