Translations
Modern
Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And his returning was to Ramath, for his house was there, and there he judged Israel. And he built there an altar to YHWH.
Latin
Revertebaturque in Ramatha: ibi enim erat domus ejus, et ibi judicabat Israëlem: ædificavit etiam ibi altare Domino.
Original
Hebrew
English
Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
Notes
Samuel was from Ramah (see 1 Samuel 1:1).
Theme notes and profiles
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Places
Mizpah: A city in Benjamin; a place of gathering and judgment
Glossary
Courts and Trials Judge Ramah Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Altar: Built by Samuel Altars of Samuel Court: Circuit Extraordinary Judges: Names of Samuel Judge: Samson: Samuel As the Leader (Judge) Ramah: Also Called Ramathaim-Zophim: Home of Samuel Samuel: A Judge (Leader) of Israel, his Judgment Seat at Beth-El, Gilgal, Mizpeh, and Ramah