Come on, let’s try to get as far as Gibeah or Ramah, and we’ll spend the night in one of those towns.”
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
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Quick answer
The Levite proposes lodging in Gibeah or Ramah for the night. The travelers aim for an Israelite town to rest.
Overview
He directs his servant toward one of the nearby Benjamite towns for lodging. The plan seems prudent and safe. Yet Gibeah, the choice that follows, will become the scene of an atrocity that nearly destroys the entire tribe of Benjamin.
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Cross-references · 5
- 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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