Yosua 21:17

21:17 From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned ¹  Gibeon, Geba,

Yosua 21:1

Levitical Cities

21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders

1 Samuel 13:3

13:3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost ²  that was at Geba and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul alerted ³  all the land saying, “Let the Hebrews pay attention!”

1 Samuel 13:16

13:16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 14:5

14:5 The cliff to the north was closer to Micmash, the one to the south closer to Geba.

1 Samuel 14:1

14:1 Then one day Jonathan son of Saul said to his armor bearer, ⁵  “Come on, let’s go over to the Philistine garrison that is opposite us.” But he did not let his father know.

1 Raja-raja 15:22

15:22 King Asa ordered all the men of Judah (no exemptions were granted) to carry away the stones and wood that Baasha had used to build Ramah. ⁶  King Asa used the materials to build up ⁷  Geba (in Benjamin) and Mizpah.

1 Raja-raja 15:2

15:2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. ⁸  His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom. ⁹ 

1 Raja-raja 1:8

1:8 But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei, Rei, and David’s elite warriors ¹⁰  did not ally themselves ¹¹  with Adonijah.

Yesaya 10:29

10:29 They went through the pass,

spent the night at Geba.

Ramah trembled,

Gibeah of Saul ran away.

[21:17]  ¹ tn The words “they assigned” are supplied for clarification (also in vv. 23, 25).

[13:3]  ² tn Or perhaps “struck down the Philistine official.” See the note at 1 Sam 10:5. Cf. TEV “killed the Philistine commander.”

[13:3]  ³ tn Heb “blew the ram’s horn in.”

[13:16]  ⁴ tn The juxtaposition of disjunctive clauses in v.16 indicates synchronic action.

[14:1]  ⁵ tn Or “the servant who was carrying his military equipment” (likewise in vv. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14).

[15:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “and King Asa made a proclamation to all Judah, there was no one exempt, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its wood which Baasha had built.”

[15:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “and King Asa built with them.”

[15:2]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:2]  ⁹ sn Abishalom (also in v. 10) is a variant of the name Absalom (cf. 2 Chr 11:20). The more common form is used by TEV, NLT.

[1:8]  ¹⁰ tn Or “bodyguard” (Heb “mighty men”).

[1:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “were not.”