Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

The passage

1 Samuel 13:23
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
1 Samuel 14:4
Between the passes by which Jonathan sought to cross over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp crag on the one side and a sharp crag on the other side, and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

Ramah

Joshua 18:24
and Chephar-ammoni and Ophni and Geba; twelve cities with their villages.
1 Samuel 7:17
Then his return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and there he judged Israel; and he built there an altar to the Lord.
1 Samuel 15:34
Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.
Jeremiah 31:15
Thus says the Lord,
A voice is heard in Ramah,
Lamentation and bitter weeping.
Rachel is weeping for her children;
She refuses to be comforted for her children,
Because they are no more.”
Hosea 5:8
Blow the horn in Gibeah,
The trumpet in Ramah.
Sound an alarm at Beth-aven:
Behind you, Benjamin!”