1Sam.7.17

1 Samuel 7:17

KJV

And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord.

Samuel Subdues the Philistines

Samuel’s Ministry

Cross References

Judges 21:4

KJV

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

Wives for the Benjamites

Mourning Lost Tribe

1 Samuel 1:1

KJV

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

Elkanah and His Wives

1 Samuel 1:19

KJV

¶ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.

The Birth of Samuel

1 Samuel 2:11

KJV

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.

Hannah’s Prayer of Thanksgiving

1 Samuel 8:4

KJV

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

Israel Demands a King

1 Samuel 9:12

KJV

And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:

Saul Chosen as King

Saul’s Search

1 Samuel 14:35

KJV

And Saul built an altar unto the Lord: the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord.

Jonathan Eats the Honey

1 Samuel 15:34

KJV

¶ Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

Saul’s Confession

1 Samuel 19:18

KJV

¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

Saul Tries to Kill David

1 Samuel 28:3

KJV

¶ Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.

The Philistines Gather against Israel

Isaiah 10:29

KJV

They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.