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1 Kings 22:3

Ramoth-gileadSyria

1 Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.

2 However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,

who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”

4 So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

5 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

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BSB
who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
KJV
And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
WEB
The king of Israel said to his servants, “You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we do nothing, and don’t take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?”
ASV
And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
DARBY
And the king of Israel said to his servants, Do ye know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we keep quiet without taking it out of the hand of the king of Syria?
BLB
And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Have you⁺ not known that Ramoth-gilead [is] unto us, and we are keeping silent from taking it out of the hand of the king of Aram?”
ÅB
Da sa Israels konge til sine tjenere: Vet dere ikke at Ramot i Gilead hører oss til? Og vi sitter stille og tar det ikke fra kongen i Syria!
OTB
Kongen av Israel sa til sine tjenere: "Vet dere ikke at Ramot i Gilead tilhører oss? Men vi gjør ingenting for å ta det tilbake fra kongen av Aram."
B1930
Da sa Israels konge til sine tjenere: Vet I ikke at Ramot i Gilead hører oss til? Og vi sitter stille og tar det ikke fra kongen i Syria!

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.

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  • 1 Kings 4:13

    Ben-geber in Ramoth-gilead (the villages of Jair son of Manasseh in Gilead belonged to him, as well as the region of Argob in Bashan with its sixty great cities with walls and bronze bars);

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  • Joshua 21:38

    And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,

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  • 2 Samuel 19:10

    But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”

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  • Judges 16:2

    When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”

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