Bible Strands
1 Kings 22:3
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?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The king of Israel addresses his military officials after Jehoshaphat's visit to coordinate a campaign.
The words — רָמֹ֣ת (ra.Mot) = Ramoth and הַ/יְדַעְתֶּ֕ם (ha/y.da'.Tem) = do you know anchor the king's rhetorical challenge regarding territorial control.
The thread — Ramoth-gilead appears as Gadite allotment in Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 21:38, and 1 Kings 4:13, establishing its prior legal status.
Why it lands — The text notes the king's question about possession before inferring his frustration over unfulfilled military objective. It requires the reader to distinguish between legal claim and actual occupation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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?
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.
- Joshua 21:38 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
- 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);
- 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.”
- 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?”
- Joshua 20:8 And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.