17 And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon,(A) Geba,(B)

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17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

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17 and from the tribe of Benjamin, (A)Gibeon with its common-land, (B)Geba with its common-land,

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Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost(A) at Geba,(B) and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul had the trumpet(C) blown throughout the land and said, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

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And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

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And Jonathan attacked (A)the garrison of the Philistines that was in (B)Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

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Israel Without Weapons

16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the men with them were staying in Gibeah[a](A) in Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Mikmash.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 13:16 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts Geba, a variant of Gibeah

16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

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No Weapons for the Army

16 Saul, Jonathan his son, and the people present with them remained in [a]Gibeah of Benjamin. But the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 13:16 Heb. Geba

One cliff stood to the north toward Mikmash, the other to the south toward Geba.(A)

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The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

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The front of one faced northward opposite Michmash, and the other southward opposite Gibeah.

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22 Then King Asa issued an order to all Judah—no one was exempt—and they carried away from Ramah(A) the stones and timber Baasha had been using there. With them King Asa(B) built up Geba(C) in Benjamin, and also Mizpah.(D)

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22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

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22 (A)Then King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted. And they took away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them King Asa built (B)Geba of Benjamin, and (C)Mizpah.

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Josiah brought all the priests from the towns of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba(A) to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He broke down the gateway at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua, the city governor, which was on the left of the city gate.

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And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.

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And he brought all the priests from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from (A)Geba to Beersheba; also he broke down the high places at the gates which were at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were to the left of the city gate.

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29 They go over the pass, and say,
    “We will camp overnight at Geba.(A)
Ramah(B) trembles;
    Gibeah(C) of Saul flees.(D)

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

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29 They have gone [a]along (A)the ridge,
They have taken up lodging at Geba.
Ramah is afraid,
(B)Gibeah of Saul has fled.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:29 Or over the pass