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15 Thus Samuel (A)judged Israel all the days of his life. 16 And he used to go annually on circuit to (B)Bethel and (C)Gilgal and (D)Mizpah, and he judged Israel in all these places. 17 But his return would be to (E)Ramah, for his house was there, and there he judged Israel; and he (F)built there an altar to Yahweh.

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15 Samuel served as Israel’s judge his whole life. 16 Each year he traveled between Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, serving as Israel’s judge in each of those locations. 17 Then he would return to Ramah because that’s where his home was. In Ramah too he served as Israel’s judge, and that is also where he built an altar to the Lord.

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