Bible verse
Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
1 Samuel 7:17 · BSB
The verses around it, from 1 Samuel 7.
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 The cities from Ekron to Gath, which the Philistines had taken, were restored to Israel, who also delivered the surrounding territory from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between the Israelites and the Amorites.
15 So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.
17 Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
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.
ASV
And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Jehovah.
ERV
And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto the LORD.
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