2 Samuel 20:19

_I AM ONE OF THEM THAT ARE PEACEABLE AND FAITHFUL IN ISRAEL: THOU SEEKEST TO DESTROY A CITY AND A MOTHER IN ISRAEL: WHY WILT THOU SWALLOW UP THE INHERITANCE OF THE LORD?_ Thou seekest to destroy ... and a mother in Israel. The woman might mean herself by the use of this last expression, which is applied to another female governor, Deborah (Judges 5:7); but it is more probable that she intended it to refer to the city Abel, which, with the circumjacent villages, was "a mother in Israel." (See this use of the phrase, Numbers 21:25; Numbers 21:32; Numbers 32:42;...

14-22 Justly is that place attacked, which dares to harbour a traitor; nor will the heart fare better which indulges rebellious lusts, that will not have Christ to reign over them. A discreet woman, by her prudent management, satisfied Joab, and yet saved the city. Wisdom is not confined to rank or sex; it consists not in deep knowledge; but in understanding how to act as matters arise, that troubles may be turned away and benefits secured. A great deal of mischief would be prevented, if contending parties would understand one another. Let both sides be undeceived. The single condition of peace is, the surrender of the traitor. It is so in God's dealing with the soul, when besieged by conviction and distress; sin is the traitor; the beloved lust is the rebel: part with that, cast away the transgression, and all shall be well. There is no peace on any other terms....

Verse 2 Samuel 20:19. _I - PEACEABLE AND FAITHFUL IN ISRAEL_] I am for peace, not contention of any kind; I am _faithful_-I adhere to David, and neither seek nor shall sanction any rebellion or anarchy in the land. Why then dost thou proceed in such a violent manner? Perhaps the woman speaks here in the _name_ and on _behalf_ of the _city_: "I am a peaceable city, and am faithful to the king." _A MOTHER IN ISRAEL_] That is, a chief city of a district; for it is very likely that the woman speaks of the city, not of herself....

I AM ONE ... - The woman speaks in the name of the whole city, which she means to say was peaceable and loyal....

EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 20:1 THERE HAPPENED TO BE THERE A MAN OF BELIAL. The fierce words of the men of Judah led to evil results. It was a time when all wise and thoughtful persons would have laboured for peace, and tried to soothe and appease the angry passions fomented by the late war. Instead of this, the men of Judah irritated the Israelites with insult and contumely, and the day, intended as one of rejoicing and of the restoration of David to his throne by common consent, saw the rebellion break forth afresh. Among those who had taken part in the discussion with Judah was Sheba, a man of Belial, that is, a worthless fellow, but possibly possessed of rank and influence; for, according to many commentators, _ben-Bichri _does not mean THE SON OF BICHRI, but "a descendant of Becher," the second son of Benjamin ...

I [AM ONE OF THEM THAT ARE] PEACEABLE [AND] FAITHFUL IN ISRAEL,.... Her meaning is, that she was of a city which consisted of peaceable and faithful men, that were peaceable among themselves, and faithful to their king, who never were concerned in any insurrection or rebellion, not in the late one under Absalom: THOU SEEKEST TO DESTROY A CITY, AND A MOTHER IN ISRAEL; a metropolitan city, which had several towns and villages under its jurisdiction, which were as daughters to it. Some think she means herself, because very old, supposed c to be Serah, the daughter of Asher, a son of Jacob, which is improbable: WILT WHY THOU SWALLOW UP THE INHERITANCE OF THE LORD? a city which is a part of the land, that is the Lord's inheritance. c Jarchi Kimchi in loc. Hieron. Trad. Heb. in 2 Reg. fol. 79. L....

10. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA CHAPTER 20 _ 1. Sheba's revolt (2 Samuel 20:1)_ 2. The ten concubines shut up (2 Samuel 20:3) 3. Amasa's failure (2 Samuel 20:4) 4. Joab and the death of Amasa (2 Samuel 20:7) 5. Joab, the wise woman and the death of Sheba (2 Samuel 20:14) 6. David's officials (2 Samuel 20:23) The final revolt in David's reign was headed by a wicked man, whose name was Sheba. Israe

1 SAMUEL 20. THE REVOLT OF SHEBA (J). 2 SAMUEL 20:1 F. The result of this altercation was a fresh rebellion under a Benjamite, Sheba ben Bichri. 2 SAMUEL 20:3. The members of the king's harem whom he had left in Jerusalem are condemned to pass the rest of their days in seclusion (_cf._ 2 Samuel 16:21). 2 SAMUEL 20:4. David bade his new commander-in-chief, Amasa, assemble the general levy of Judah by a given day; the day came, but Amasa and the army did not appear. A few days before Amasa had been in command of an army fighting against Judah, and the men of Judah might be slow to tru

A CITY AND. MOTHER. a city,. mother city, too. Figure of speech _Hendiadys_ (App-6): i.e.. metropolitan city. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4....

Sheba besieged in Abel-Beth-Maachah 14. _And he went_ Joab marched rapidly northward, gathering forces as he went. _unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah_ Abel was apparently near Beth-Maachah, which is not elsewhere mentioned as a distinct place, and was commonly called Abel-beth-Maachah to distinguish it from other places named Abel (_meadow_). It was also known as Abel Maim = _meadow of waters_(2 Chronicles 16:4). It was one of the towns which fell a prey to Benhadad (1 Kings 15:20), and afterwards to Tiglath-pileser (2 Kings 15:29). The name Maachah may point to some connexion with the Syrian kingdom of that name (ch....