2 Samuel 20:19 meaning and explanation
I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”
2 Samuel 20:19, Berean Standard Bible
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A wise woman in Abel-beth-maacah speaks these words to Joab, whose troops are battering the city wall to capture the rebel Sheba. She appeals to the city's reputation as a place where disputes were settled, and she calls its people peaceable and faithful.
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