Râmôth Gilʻâd — H7433

Definition

masculine proper noun

Ramoth-Gilad, a place East of the Jordan

1. Ramoth = "heights"
2. n pr m
3. an Israelite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
4. n pr loc
5. Ramoth-gilead-a place in Gilead
1. site dubious

Usually translated as

Ramoth in Gilead, Ramoth-gilead

Origin

or Râmôwth Gilʻâd; (2 Chronicles 22:5), from the plural of H7413 and H1568; heights of Gilad

• Derived from Râmâh (H7413)
• Derived from Gilʻâd (H1568)

Occurrences

Râmôth Gilʻâd occurs 20 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (8), 2 Kings (4), 2 Chronicles (8)

• 1 Kings 4:13 — The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
• 1 Kings 22:3 — 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?
• 1 Kings 22:4 — And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
• 1 Kings 22:6 — Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
• 1 Kings 22:12 — And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king’s hand.
• 1 Kings 22:15 — So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
• 1 Kings 22:20 — And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
• 1 Kings 22:29 — So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
• 2 Kings 8:28 — And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
• 2 Kings 9:1 — And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead:
• 2 Kings 9:4 — So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead.
• 2 Kings 9:14 — So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
• 2 Chronicles 18:2 — And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead.
• 2 Chronicles 18:3 — And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
• 2 Chronicles 18:5 — Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.
• 2 Chronicles 18:11 — And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
• 2 Chronicles 18:14 — And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
• 2 Chronicles 18:19 — And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.
• 2 Chronicles 18:28 — So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
• 2 Chronicles 22:5 — He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.