ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Sam 20:19
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2 Sam 20:19

20:19 a city that is a mother in Israel. The phrase “a mother in Israel” is one of veneration and honor (Judg. 5:7). This “peaceable and faithful” city deserves to be treated with respect rather than destroyed as a rebellious traitor.

the heritage of the Lord. That is, Israel—its land and its people, as a whole and in its parts (14:16; 21:3; 1 Sam. 10:1 and note; 26:19).