2 Samuel 20:19
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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?”
בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
שָׁלַם
am the peaceful ones of
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שָׁלַם
To be complete, to make whole, to pay. Shalam. God's salvation is not partial. He makes everything whole and brings everything to completion.
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נַחֲלָה
the inheritance of
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נַחֲלָה
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel
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יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עִיר
a city
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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בָּלַע
will you swallow up
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בָּלַע
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
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