And his return [was] to Ramah; for there [was] his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Ver. 17. And his return was to Ramah.] There was his house.
There he judged Israel.] Being ever in action for the public good.
And there he built an altar,] i.e., At Ramah, either for a monument of piety, or for extraordinary sacrifices.