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1 Samuel 7:17 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 7 · verse 17
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.1 Samuel 7:17 · King James Version
1 Samuel 7:17 in context
15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
17And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- returntᵉshûwbâha recurrenceH8666 →
- judgedshâphaṭto judgeH8199 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- RamahRâmâhRamah, the name of four places in PalestineH7414 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- builtbânâhto buildH1129 →
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We have here a short account of the further good services that Samuel did to Israel. Having parted them from their idols, and brought them home to their God, he had put them into a capacity of receiving further benefits by his ministry.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-17