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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Metheg-ammah (Gath)
Roughly "the bridle of the mother city," a figure of speech for the Philistine city David brought under him. Chronicles says it outright: David took Gath and its towns.
Roughly "the bridle of the mother city," a figure of speech for the Philistine city David brought under him. Chronicles says it outright: David took Gath and its towns.
Metheg-ammah was not a person but a figurative name, meaning roughly 'bridle of the mother city,' that 2 Samuel 8:1 uses for the leading Philistine city David subdued, generally identified with Gath. The parallel account in 1 Chronicles 18:1 states the fact plainly: David took Gath and its surrounding towns from the Philistines, breaking their regional dominance.
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- 2 Samuel 8:1
