I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: you seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why will you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Truth. Hebrew, "I am peaceable, faithful in Israel. "(Haydock)
I am one of the cities most inclined to peace, and to the king's service, noted for lessons of loyalty. (Calmet)
Probably there was an academy here. (Menochius)
Mother, city, or metropolis. The Hebrews styled the inferior towns, daughters. (Calmet)
Lord, a city belonging to Israel. (Haydock)
