2Sa 20:18-19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Sam 20:18-19: 20:18-19 The woman told a saying to convince Joab not to slaughter an entire city, especially such a noble city as Abel (a shortened form of Abel-beth-maacah, 20:15 ), just to capture one criminal. • an important town in Israel (literally a town that is a mother in Israel ): It was common to refer to outlying villages around a larger city as its “daughters.”

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‏ 2 Samuel 20:18-19

Summary for 2Sam 20:18-19: 20:18-19 ^a The woman told a saying to convince Joab not to slaughter an entire city, especially such a noble city as Abel (a shortened form of Abel-beth-maacah, 20:15 ^b), just to capture one criminal.

• an important town in Israel (literally a town that is a mother in Israel): It was common to refer to outlying villages around a larger city as its “daughters.”