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he went: When he was at Bethel, the tribe of Ephraim and all the northern parts of the country could attend him; when at Gilgal, the tribe of Benjamin and those beyond Jordan could have easy access to him; and when at Mizpeh, he was within the reach of Judah, Simeon, and Gad, but at Ramah was the place of his ordinary abode; and there he held his court, for there he judged Israel, and as it is probable that Shiloh was destroyed, it is said (1Sa 8:17) that there, i.e., at Ramah, "he built an altar to the Lord."
in circuit: Heb. and he circuited, Jdg 5:10, Jdg 10:4, Jdg 12:14; Psa 75:2, Psa 82:3-4