Text -- 2 Samuel 20:19 (NET)

20:19 I represent the peaceful and the faithful in Israel. You are attempting to destroy an important city in Israel. Why should you swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Sa 20:19

¹ tn Heb “a city and a mother.” The expression is a hendiadys, meaning that this city was an important one in Israel and had smaller cities dependent on it.